LEADER 02662nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910957929503321 005 20251116202418.0 010 $a1-134-80139-4 010 $a0-203-29090-9 010 $a1-280-10480-5 010 $a0-203-04775-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400846 035 $a(EBL)169177 035 $a(OCoLC)560058423 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000283864 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12052335 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283864 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10264579 035 $a(PQKB)10063327 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000240439 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11176257 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240439 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10252752 035 $a(PQKB)11503650 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169177 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL169177 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054893 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL10480 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400846 100 $a19981120d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSacred languages and sacred texts /$fJohn F.A. Sawyer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 225 1 $aReligion in the first Christian centuries 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-415-12546-4 311 08$a0-415-12547-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and index. 327 $aCover; 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; INDEX 330 $aBy considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion. 410 0$aReligion in the first Christian centuries. 606 $aLanguage and languages$xReligious aspects$xHistory 606 $aSacred books$xHistory and criticism 607 $aRome$xLanguages$xReligious aspects$xHistory 615 0$aLanguage and languages$xReligious aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aSacred books$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a291.8/2 700 $aSawyer$b John F. A$0124879 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957929503321 996 $aSacred languages and sacred texts$91146912 997 $aUNINA