epigraphic evidence from the Iron Age Rollston, Chris A. creator text bibliography gau Atlanta, GA Society of Biblical Literature c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xv, 171p ; pbk ; 23cm. Contents : The origins of alphabetic writing: a summary of the salient features -- The use of the Phoenician script during the Iron Age and the rise of the Levantine national scripts -- The nature of the Northwest Semitic epigraphic record: form and function -- The status of the scribe and the tools of the trade -- Scribal education in ancient Israel: the old Hebrew epigraphic evidence -- Monumental buildings for education, scribal practice texts, and print exposure in the scribal home -- The extent of literacy in ancient Israel -- Inscriptions from the market: a precarious basis for statements about the nature of the epigraphic record, scribal practices and literacy. by Christopher A. Rollston. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-is--- Criticism, interpretation, etc Inscriptions, Semitic Semitic languages, Northwest Middle Eastern literature Relation to the Old Testament Palestine Languages 492/ROL 9781589831070 (paper binding : alk. paper) 2010033450 DLC 100805 20111017203542.0 16377058