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Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible
Karel Van Der Toorn
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Description for Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible
Paperback. We think of the "Hebrew Bible" as the Book - and yet it was produced by a largely nonliterate culture in which writing, editing, copying, interpretation, and public reading were the work of a professional elite. This work offers an introduction to the scribes of ancient Israel - the main figures behind the "Hebrew Bible". Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
We think of the Hebrew Bible as the Book--and yet it was produced by a largely nonliterate culture in which writing, editing, copying, interpretation, and public reading were the work of a professional elite. The scribes of ancient Israel are indeed the main figures behind the Hebrew Bible, and in this book Karel van der Toorn tells their story for the first time. His book considers the Bible in very specific historical terms, as the output of the scribal workshop of the Second Temple active in the period 500-200 BCE. Drawing comparisons with the scribal practices of ancient Egypt and ... Read more
We think of the Hebrew Bible as the Book--and yet it was produced by a largely nonliterate culture in which writing, editing, copying, interpretation, and public reading were the work of a professional elite. The scribes of ancient Israel are indeed the main figures behind the Hebrew Bible, and in this book Karel van der Toorn tells their story for the first time. His book considers the Bible in very specific historical terms, as the output of the scribal workshop of the Second Temple active in the period 500-200 BCE. Drawing comparisons with the scribal practices of ancient Egypt and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
593g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674032545
SKU
V9780674032545
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About Karel Van Der Toorn
Karel van der Toorn is President of the University of Amsterdam.
Reviews for Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible
Offers a strong corrective to misconceptions about the Bible... Karel van der Toorn is the perfect - and bracing - antithesis to Harold Bloom... Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible is a salutary book based on the most formidable scholarly knowledge and analysis. It will compel readers to rethink their conceptions of literary production in ancient Israel, ... Read more