Biblical Hebrew: Studies in Chronology and Typology (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement)

In this volume, leading Hebrew language scholars outline various views on the phenomenon of variation in biblical Hebrew and its significance for biblical studies. An important question that is addressed is whether "late biblical Hebrew" is a distinct chronological phase within the history of biblical Hebrew. Articles explore both chronological and non-chronological interpretations of the differences between "early biblical Hebrew" and "late biblical Hebrew". These discussions have an important contribution to make to the wider field of biblical studies, not only to the history of the Hebrew language. Current scholarly debates on the date and origin of the Hebrew bible often emphasize the centrality of the evidence of linguistic stratification in the Hebrew bible. Part I. Studies Within The Chronological Framework: Pre-exilic Standard Biblical Hebrew And Post-exilic Late Biblical Hebrew. -- Importance Of Loanwords For Dating Biblical Hebrew Texts / Mats Eskhult -- Hebrew And Aramaic In The Biblical Period: Problem Of 'aramaisms' In Linguistic Research On The Hebrew Bible / Avi Hurvitz -- Style Is More Than The Person: Sociolinguistics, Literary Culture, And The Distinction Between Written And Oral Narrative / Frank Polak -- Hurvitz Redux: On The Continued Scholarly Inattention To A Simple Principle Of Hebrew Philology / Gary A. Rendsburg -- Further Evidence For North Israelite Contributions To Late Biblical Hebrew / Richard M. Wright -- Part Ii. Challenges To The Chronological Model. -- Biblical Hebrew And The History Of Ancient Judah: Typology, Chronology And Common Sense / Philip R. Davies -- Linguistic Dating Of Biblical Texts / Martin Ehrensvard -- Transitions Of Biblical Hebrew In The Perspective Of Language Change And Diffusion / Jacobus A. Naude -- Dating Biblical Hebrew: Evidence From Samuel-kings And Chronicles / Robert Rezetko -- Habitat And History Of Hebrew During The Second Temple Period / David Talshir -- Late Biblical Hebrew And Hebrew Inscriptions / Ian Young -- Concluding Reflections / Ian Young. Edited By Ian Young. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [318]-366) And Indexes.