The Significance of Linguistic Diversity in the Hebrew Bible
Language and Boundaries of Self and Other
by Cian J. Power
Paperback (Published)
(March 2023)
ISBN: 9783161593246
9.09 x 6.06 inches
Price: $124.00
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Cian J. Power explores ideas about linguistic diversity from the Hebrew Bible, including Hebrew and other ancient languages, like Aramaic. He argues that different ideas are linked to historical changes and show a concern for ethnic, religious and other boundaries.
Cian J. Power explores how the biblical authors viewed and presented a fundamental human reality: the existence of the world’s many languages. By examining explicit references to this diversity – such as the ambivalent account of its origins in the Tower of Babel episode – and implicit acknowledgements that included the use of strange-sounding speech to portray alien peoples, he illuminates ideas about Aramaic, Egyptian, Akkadian, and other ancient languages. Drawing on sociolinguistics, Power detects a consistent link between language and – ethnic, political, religious, and divine/human boundaries, and argues that changing historical circumstances are key to the Bible’s varying attitudes. Furthermore, the study’s findings regarding the biblical authors’ ideas about their own language and its importance challenge our very notion of Hebrew.
- By (author) Cian J. Power
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