The Distinction Between Classical and Late Biblical Hebrew as Reflected in Syntax

A strong tendency in recent historical-critical treatments of biblical literature is to date more and more books, including most of the Pentateuch, to the exilic or post-exilic periods. This development is problematic, not least for linguistic reasons. Hebraists widely agree in distinguishing Classi...

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Main Author: Joosten, Jan 1959- (Author)
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Published: The National Association of Professors of Hebrew 2005
In: Hebrew studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 327-339
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