Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Angaben zur Quelle:
132,4 (2020) 622-631
Keywords:
Hendel, Ronald S.; Joosten, Jan. How Old is the Hebrew Bible? A Linguistic, Textual, and Historical Study
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Bible Criticism, Textual
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Bible Authorship
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Date of authorship
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Bible Language, style
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Bible History
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Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Hebrew language, Biblical History
Abstract:
The book "How Old Is the Hebrew Bible?" by Ronald Hendel and Jan Joosten is an apt introduction to dating biblical texts linguistically. However, this approach is not capable to reliably determine how old the texts and writings of the Hebrew Bible are. Rather, different dating methods need to be balanced against each other in order to get sound results in that respect.
Abstract:
The methodological issues about how to integrate the linguistic history of Hebrew into our inquiries into the literary history of the Bible are complicated and controverted. In this contribution to the discussion, I attempt to clarify areas of agreement and disagreement, provide an example (Genesis 1–11) where some of the issues of integration of methods can be tested, and consider the relevant evidence for the emulation of classical Hebrew.
Description / Table of Contents:
Hendel, Ronald. How old is the Hebrew Bible? A response to Konrad Schmid. Ibid. 133,3 (2021) 361-370.
DOI:
10.1515/zaw-2020-4006
URL:
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