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The Invention of Hebrew
Seth L. Sanders
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Description for The Invention of Hebrew
Paperback. How choosing a language created a people Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 photographs; 2 tables. BIC Classification: CF; HRCG; HRJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Traditions
Condition
New
Weight
409g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252078354
SKU
V9780252078354
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About Seth L. Sanders
Seth L. Sanders is an assistant professor of religion at Trinity College and the editor of the Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions.
Reviews for The Invention of Hebrew
His ability to scour the epigraphic record for evidence of social history and to set his findings in such a broad intellectual framework is a major contribution.
The Journal of Religion Illuminating the enduring stakes of biblical writing, Sanders demonstrates how Hebrew assumed and promoted a sourse of power previously unknown in written literature: 'the people' as the ... Read more
The Journal of Religion Illuminating the enduring stakes of biblical writing, Sanders demonstrates how Hebrew assumed and promoted a sourse of power previously unknown in written literature: 'the people' as the ... Read more