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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824739503321

Autore

Dušek Jan

Titolo

Aramaic and Hebrew inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim and Samaria between Antiochus III and Antiochus IV Epiphanes [[electronic resource] /] / by Jan Dušek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-283-47081-0

9786613470812

90-04-22546-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, , 1566-2055 ; ; v. 54

Disciplina

492.4/11

Soggetti

Inscriptions, Arabic

Inscriptions, Aramaic

Inscriptions, Hebrew

Paleography, Hebrew

Paleography, Aramaic

Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

2.1.4. hieron (hagion) Argarizein.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Jan Duˇsek -- Introduction / Jan Duˇsek -- Chapter One. Scripts of the Inscriptions fromMt. Gerizim / Jan Duˇsek -- Chapter Two. Identity / Jan Duˇsek -- ChapterThree. Southern Levant between Antiochus III and Antiochus IV Epiphanes / Jan Duˇsek -- General Conclusion / Jan Duˇsek -- Appendix I: Aramaic Script fromMt. Gerizim / Jan Duˇsek -- Appendix II / Jan Duˇsek -- Bibliography / Jan Duˇsek -- Index of Ancient Sources / Jan Duˇsek -- Index ofModern Authors / Jan Duˇsek -- Thematic Index / Jan Duˇsek.

Sommario/riassunto

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. \'Dušek’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