Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim and Samaria Between Antiochus III and Antiochus IV Epiphanes Contributor(s): Dusek (Author) |
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ISBN: 900418385X ISBN-13: 9789004183858 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $151.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Middle East - General - Foreign Language Study | Hebrew |
Dewey: 492.411 |
LCCN: 2011042134 |
Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.5" W x 11.6" (1.75 lbs) 220 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The theme of the book stands on the intersection of epigraphy and historical research: the Aramaic and Hebrew inscriptions discovered in the vicinity of the Yahwistic sanctuary on Mt. Gerizim and their historical background. The study addresses the evidence from three perspectives: the paleography and dating of the inscriptions; the identity of the community who carved them and its institutions; and, finally, the larger historical and political context in which the inscriptions were produced. This book is particularly useful for historians of Palestine in the Second Temple period, for biblical scholars, and for those dealing with Aramaic and Hebrew paleography and epigraphy. "Dusek's book balances skilfully between epigraphy and historical research." Alinda Damsma, University College London "...this book largely succeeds in its aims, providing an impressively erudite, fascinatingly detailed reconstruction of the historical, economic, and social contexts of the inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim." Jeremy M. Hutton, University of Wisconsin - Madison |