Schniedewind, William M.

A social history of Hebrew : its origins through the Rabbinic period / William M. Schniedewind. - New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (278 p.). - The Anchor Yale Bible reference library .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language, land, and people: toward the history of classical Hebrew -- The origins of Hebrew: in search of the holy tongue -- Early Hebrew writing -- Linguistic nationalism and the emergence of Hebrew -- The democratization of Hebrew -- Hebrew in exile -- Hebrew under imperialism -- Hebrew in the Hellenistic world -- The end and the beginning of Hebrew.

9780300199109 (ebook)


Hebrew language--History.
Hebrew language, Post-Biblical--History.