the textualization of ancient Israel Schniedewind, William M. creator NetLibrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge, U.K New York Cambridge University Press 2004 monographic eng

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xiii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. For the past two-hundred years Biblical scholars have usually assumed that the Hebrew Bible was mostly written and edited in the Persian and Hellenistic periods (5th-2nd centuries B.C.E.). Recent archaeological evidence and insights from linguistic anthropology, however, point to the earlier era of the late Iron Age (8th-6th centuries B.C.E.) as the formative period for the writing of biblical literature. This book combines recent archaeological discoveries in the Middle East with insights from the history of writing to address how the Bible first came to be written down and then became sacred Scripture. It provides insight into why these texts came to have authority as Scripture and explores why Ancient Israel, an oral culture, began to write literature. It describes an emerging literate society in ancient Israel challenging the assertion that literacy first arose in Greece during the fifth century B.C.E.--From publisher description. How the Bible became a book -- The numinous power of writing -- Writing and the state -- Writing in early Israel -- Hezekiah and the beginning of Biblical literature -- Josiah and the text revolution -- How the Torah became a text -- Writing in exile -- Scripture in the shadow of the Temple. William M. Schniedewind. Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and index. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. History Histoire Oude Testament Mondelinge overlevering Schriftcultuur Canon BS445 .S315 2004eb 220.1 (DLC) 2003063474 (OCoLC)53306475 9780511338359 (electronic bk.) 051133835X (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=206875 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=206875 N$T 071205 20200709055141.0 ocn182846991