Write That They May Read

Daniel I. Block

ISBN 10: 1725252104 / ISBN 13: 9781725252103

Editore: Pickwick Publications Jul 2020, 2020

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Write That They May Read is a collection of essays written in honor of our mentor, friend, and fellow scholar, Professor Alan R. Millard. Respectful of his contribution to our understanding of writing and literacy in the ancient biblical world, all the essays deal with some aspect of this issue, ranging in scope from archeological artifacts that need to be ''read,'' to early evidence of writing in Israel's world, to the significance of reading and writing in the Bible, including God's own literacy, to the production of books in the ancient world, and the significance of metaphorical branding of God's people with his name. The contributors are distributed among Professor Millard's peers and colleagues in a variety of institutions, his own students, and students of his students. They represent a variety of disciplines including biblical archeology, Egyptology, Assyriology, Hebrew and other Northwest Semitic texts, and the literature of the Bible, and reside in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Germany.Write That They May Read contains contributions by:Section 1: Artifacts and Minimalist Literacy1. ''See That You May Understand'': Artifact Literacy--The Twin-cup Libation Vessels from Khirbet QeiyafaGerald Klingbeil, Research Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Andrews UniversityMartin Klingbeil, Professor of Biblical Studies and Archaeology, and Associate Director, Institute of Archaeology Southern Adventist University2. Ketiv-Qere: The Writing and Reading of EA 256 and Its Place in Reflecting the Realia of Power and Polity in the LBA-IA Golan and PeripheriesTimothy M. Crow, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Akron; Professional Fellow Old Testament, Ashland Theological Seminary3. Another Inscribed Arrowhead in the British MuseumTerrence C. Mitchell¿. Former Keeper of Western Asiatic Antiquities, The British Museum, London, England4. Earliest Literary Allusions to Homer and the Pentateuch from Ischia in Italy and JerusalemPaul J. N. Lawrence, Translation Consultant, Summer Institute of Linguistics International5. The Etymology of Hebrew lög and the Identity of Shavsha the ScribeYoshiyuki Muchiki, Professor of Biblical Theology, Japan Bible Seminary, TokyoSection 2: Artifacts and Official Literacy6. The Writing/Reading of the Stone Tablet Covenant in the Light of the Writing/Reading/Hearing of the Silver Tablet TreatyGordon Johnston, Professor of Old Testament, Dallas Theological Seminary7. For Whose Eyes The Divine Origins and Function of the Two Tablets of the Israelite CovenantDaniel I. Block, Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College8. Write That They May Judge Applying Written Law in Biblical IsraelJonathan Burnside, Professor of Biblical Law, Law School, University of Bristol.9. ''And Samuel Wrote in the Book'' (1 Samuel 10:25) and His Apology in First Samuel 1-15Wolfgang Ertl, Dozent am Bibelseminar Bonn, Bornheim/Germany; Associate Professor of Old Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary10. ''For the one who will read it aloud will be able to run with it'' (Habakkuk 2:2c)David Toshio Tsumura, Professor of Old Testament, Japan Bible SeminarSection 3: The Rise of Literary Literacy11. The History and Pre-History of the Hebrew Language in the West Semitic Literary TraditionRichard E. Averbeck, Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School12. Divine Action in the Hebrew Bible: ''Borrowing'' from Ancient Near Eastern Cultures and ''Inspiration''C. John Collins, Professor of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary13. Encoding and Decoding CultureJens Bruun Kofoed, Professor of Old Testament, Fjellhaug International University College14. No Books, No Authors: Literary Production in a Hearing-Dominant CultureJohn H. Walton, Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College15. The Discovery of the Book of theLibri GmbH, Europaallee 1,

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• Titolo: Write That They May Read
• Editore: Pickwick Publications Jul 2020
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1725252104
• ISBN 13: 9781725252103
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 254 L x 178 A x 29 P (millimetri) 254 millimetri di larghezza per 178 millimetri di altezza per 29 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 1003 grammi

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Write That They May Read is a collection of essays written in honor of our mentor, friend, and fellow scholar, Professor Alan R. Millard. Respectful of his contribution to our understanding of writing and literacy in the ancient biblical world, all the essays deal with some aspect of this issue, ranging in scope from archeological artifacts that need to be “read,” to early evidence of writing in Israel’s world, to the significance of reading and writing in the Bible, including God’s own literacy, to the production of books in the ancient world, and the significance of metaphorical branding of God’s people with his name. The contributors are distributed among Professor Millard’s peers and colleagues in a variety of institutions, his own students, and students of his students. They represent a variety of disciplines including biblical archeology, Egyptology, Assyriology, Hebrew and other Northwest Semitic texts, and the literature of the Bible, and reside in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Germany.

Write That They May Read contains contributions by:

Gerald Klingbeil, Research Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Andrews University

Martin Klingbeil, Professor of Biblical Studies and Archaeology, and Associate Director, Institute of Archaeology Southern Adventist University

Timothy M. Crow, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Akron; Professional Fellow Old Testament, Ashland Theological Seminary

Terrence C. Mitchell†. Former Keeper of Western Asiatic Antiquities, The British Museum, London, England

Paul J. N. Lawrence, Translation Consultant, Summer Institute of Linguistics International

Yoshiyuki Muchiki, Professor of Biblical Theology, Japan Bible Seminary, Tokyo

Gordon Johnston, Professor of Old Testament, Dallas Theological Seminary

Daniel I. Block, Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College

Jonathan Burnside, Professor of Biblical Law, Law School, University of Bristol.

Wolfgang Ertl, Dozent am Bibelseminar Bonn, Bornheim/Germany; Associate Professor of Old Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

David Toshio Tsumura, Professor of Old Testament, Japan Bible Seminar

Richard E. Averbeck, Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

C. John Collins, Professor of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary

Jens Bruun Kofoed, Professor of Old Testament, Fjellhaug International University College

John H. Walton, Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College

James K. Hoffmeier, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament and Near Eastern Archaeology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

David C. Deuel, Academic Dean Emeritus, The Master’s Academy International

Ernest C. Lucas, Vice-Principal Emeritus, Bristol Baptist College, UK

Cheryl Eaton, PhD Candidate, Trinity College, Bristol

Carmen Joy Imes, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Prairie College, Three Hills, Alberta

A. Rahel Wells, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Andrews University

Richard S. Hess, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Denver Seminary

Edwin M. Yamauchi, Professor of History Emeritus, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio [with contributions from Daniel I. Block and Paul J. N. Lawrence]

Informazioni sull?autore

Daniel I. Block is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College; David C. Deuel is Academic Dean Emeritus, The Master's Academy International; C. John Collins is Professor of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary; Paul J. N. Lawrence is a translation consultant for SIL International.