02667nam 2200685Ia 450 991078450340332120230422045019.01-134-80139-40-203-29090-91-280-10480-50-203-04775-3(CKB)1000000000400846(EBL)169177(OCoLC)560058423(SSID)ssj0000283864(PQKBManifestationID)12052335(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283864(PQKBWorkID)10264579(PQKB)10063327(SSID)ssj0000240439(PQKBManifestationID)11176257(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240439(PQKBWorkID)10252752(PQKB)11503650(MiAaPQ)EBC169177(Au-PeEL)EBL169177(CaPaEBR)ebr10054893(CaONFJC)MIL10480(EXLCZ)99100000000040084619981120d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSacred languages and sacred texts[electronic resource] /John F.A. SawyerLondon ;New York Routledge19991 online resource (201 p.)Religion in the first Christian centuriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-12546-4 0-415-12547-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and index.Cover; SACRED LANGUAGES AND SACRED TEXTS; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE LANGUAGE SITUATION; 3 SACRED LANGUAGES; 4 LITERACY; 5 CANONIZATION; 6 TRANSLATION; 7 BELIEFS AND CONTROLS; 8 NAMES AND NUMBERS; 9 STYLES AND STRATEGIES; 10 INTERPRETATION; 11 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXBy considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.Religion in the first Christian centuries.Language and languagesReligious aspectsHistorylatNLISacred booksHistory and criticismlatNLIRomeLanguageslatNLILanguage and languagesReligious aspectsHistory.Sacred booksHistory and criticism.291.8/2Sawyer John F. A124879MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784503403321Sacred languages and sacred texts1146912UNINA