A social history of Hebrew : its origins through the Rabbinic period /
William M. Schniedewind.
- 1 online resource (278 pages).
- The Anchor Yale Bible reference library .
- Anchor Yale Bible reference library. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language, land, and people: toward the history of classical Hebrew -- The origins of Hebrew: in search of the holy tongue -- Early Hebrew writing -- Linguistic nationalism and the emergence of Hebrew -- The democratization of Hebrew -- Hebrew in exile -- Hebrew under imperialism -- Hebrew in the Hellenistic world -- The end and the beginning of Hebrew.