The Contribution of Frank Moore Cross to Northwest Semitic Epigraphy
Frank Moore Cross was a transformational figure in Northwest Semitic epigraphy. His work on the Jewish Scripts of the post-exilic period, beginning in the 1950s with the Dead Sea Scrolls, is still the definitive palaeographic statement for the history and dating of Jewish Scripts of the period. His...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2014
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2014, Volume: 372, Pages: 161-165 |
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| Summary: | Frank Moore Cross was a transformational figure in Northwest Semitic epigraphy. His work on the Jewish Scripts of the post-exilic period, beginning in the 1950s with the Dead Sea Scrolls, is still the definitive palaeographic statement for the history and dating of Jewish Scripts of the period. His work on Northwest Semitic inscriptions had significant repercussions on the study of the chronology of ancient Judah, and moved that field forward in important ways. Cross was one of the seminal figures in epigraphy in the 20th century. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.372.0161 |