Glinert Lewis
Glinert Lewis - The Story Of Hebrew - Paperback
Glinert Lewis - The Story Of Hebrew - Paperback
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Description: The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue resulting in one of the most intense textual cultures ever known. Hebrew was a bridge to Greek and Arab science and it unlocked the biblical sources for Jerome and the Reformation. Kabbalists and humanists sought philosophical truth in it and Colonial Americans used it to shape their own Israelite political identity. Today it is the first language of millions of Israelis. A major work of scholarship The Story of Hebrew is an unforgettable account of what one language has meant and continues to mean.
Title: The Story Of Hebrew
Author(s): Glinert Lewis
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691183091
Pages: 296 Pages, 34 B/W Illus., 2 Tables
Publication Date: 9/11/2018
Series: Library of Jewish Ideas
Category: Language: History & General Works
Description: The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue resulting in one of the most intense textual cultures ever known. Hebrew was a bridge to Greek and Arab science and it unlocked the biblical sources for Jerome and the Reformation. Kabbalists and humanists sought philosophical truth in it and Colonial Americans used it to shape their own Israelite political identity. Today it is the first language of millions of Israelis. A major work of scholarship The Story of Hebrew is an unforgettable account of what one language has meant and continues to mean.
Title: The Story Of Hebrew
Author(s): Glinert Lewis
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691183091
Pages: 296 Pages, 34 B/W Illus., 2 Tables
Publication Date: 9/11/2018
Series: Library of Jewish Ideas
Category: Language: History & General Works
