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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William M. Schniedewind (Professor of Biblical Studies and Northwest Semitic Languages, Professor of Biblical Studies and Northwest Semitic Languages, UCLA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780190052461ISBN 10: 0190052465 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 28 November 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsIt has been increasingly evident to specialists that Mesopotamian literature cannot be understood properly without grasping the realities of scribal practice, including education. With his bold proposal that the inscriptions from Kuntillet 'Ajrud reflect the work of students and show the influence of older cuneiform education, Schniedewind advances dramatically the application of this approach to alphabetic writing and biblical literature. As discussion and debate continue, this will be essential reading for years to come. * Daniel E. Fleming, Ethel and Irving A. Edelman Professor of Hebraic and Judaic Studies, New York University * Bill Schniedewind brilliantly lays out the evidence of early Israelite scribal literacy in this clearly-written book. Basing his research in the archaeological record, Schniedewind gives the reader a glimpse of the ancient Israelite educational system: how Hebrew scribes were trained, the Mesopotamian and cuneiform pedigrees of these training methods, and how these shaped the Bible we have today. This book is essential for those studying the origins of the Bible. * Robert R. Cargill, Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review and Associate Professor of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Iowa * The Finger of the Scribe is an exciting, original proposal about how ancient ancient Israelite scribes learned their craft. Schniedewind argues that a number of well-known inscriptions actually represent different stages of training in Hebrew literacy. Moreover, he presents a persuasive case that Hebrew and earlier forms of alphabetic education were modeled on educational patterns developed in Mesopotamia and practiced in Canaan up through the Late Bronze Age. * David M. Carr, author of Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature * Throughout the book...he delights his readers with new insights and interpretations of his own. -- Karel van der Toorn, University of Amsterdam, H-Judias Schniedewind presents an intriguing and well-documented case. The book offers a helpful corrective for those who maintain a late date for the biblical material due to a supposed lack of literacy in an early period. -- Center for Biblical Studies Overall, The Finger of the Scribe is a helpful development in how we understand ancient Israelite scribal curriculum and its origin...a valuable contribution to the history of ancient Israel, a necessary starting point for any scholar interested in ancient Israelite scribalism. -- The Biblical Review The Finger of the Scribe is an exciting, original proposal about how ancient ancient Israelite scribes learned their craft. Schniedewind argues that a number of well-known inscriptions actually represent different stages of training in Hebrew literacy. Moreover, he presents a persuasive case that Hebrew and earlier forms of alphabetic education were modeled on educational patterns developed in Mesopotamia and practiced in Canaan up through the Late Bronze Age. -- David M. Carr , author of Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature Bill Schniedewind brilliantly lays out the evidence of early Israelite scribal literacy in this clearly-written book. Basing his research in the archaeological record, Schniedewind gives the reader a glimpse of the ancient Israelite educational system: how Hebrew scribes were trained, the Mesopotamian and cuneiform pedigrees of these training methods, and how these shaped the Bible we have today. This book is essential for those studying the origins of the Bible. -- Robert R. Cargill , Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review and Associate Professor of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Iowa It has been increasingly evident to specialists that Mesopotamian literature cannot be understood properly without grasping the realities of scribal practice, including education. With his bold proposal that the inscriptions from Kuntillet 'Ajrud reflect the work of students and show the influence of older cuneiform education, Schniedewind advances dramatically the application of this approach to alphabetic writing and biblical literature. As discussion and debate continue, this will be essential reading for years to come. -- Daniel E. Fleming, Ethel and Irving A. Edelman Professor of Hebraic and Judaic Studies, New York University """Throughout the book...he delights his readers with new insights and interpretations of his own."" -- Karel van der Toorn, University of Amsterdam, H-Judias ""Schniedewind presents an intriguing and well-documented case. The book offers a helpful corrective for those who maintain a late date for the biblical material due to a supposed lack of literacy in an early period."" -- Center for Biblical Studies ""Overall, The Finger of the Scribe is a helpful development in how we understand ancient Israelite scribal curriculum and its origin...a valuable contribution to the history of ancient Israel, a necessary starting point for any scholar interested in ancient Israelite scribalism."" -- The Biblical Review ""The Finger of the Scribe is an exciting, original proposal about how ancient ancient Israelite scribes learned their craft. Schniedewind argues that a number of well-known inscriptions actually represent different stages of training in Hebrew literacy. Moreover, he presents a persuasive case that Hebrew and earlier forms of alphabetic education were modeled on educational patterns developed in Mesopotamia and practiced in Canaan up through the Late Bronze Age."" -- David M. Carr , author of Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature ""Bill Schniedewind brilliantly lays out the evidence of early Israelite scribal literacy in this clearly-written book. Basing his research in the archaeological record, Schniedewind gives the reader a glimpse of the ancient Israelite educational system: how Hebrew scribes were trained, the Mesopotamian and cuneiform pedigrees of these training methods, and how these shaped the Bible we have today. This book is essential for those studying the origins of the Bible."" -- Robert R. Cargill , Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review and Associate Professor of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Iowa ""It has been increasingly evident to specialists that Mesopotamian literature cannot be understood properly without grasping the realities of scribal practice, including education. With his bold proposal that the inscriptions from Kuntillet 'Ajrud reflect the work of students and show the influence of older cuneiform education, Schniedewind advances dramatically the application of this approach to alphabetic writing and biblical literature. As discussion and debate continue, this will be essential reading for years to come."" -- Daniel E. Fleming, Ethel and Irving A. Edelman Professor of Hebraic and Judaic Studies, New York University" Author InformationWilliam M. Schniedewind has been a Professor of Biblical Studies and Northwest Semitic Languages at UCLA for twenty-five years. He has been the Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and held the Kershaw Endowed Chair of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies. Professor Schniedewind is the author of six books and numerous articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |