Book contents
- The New Cambridge History of The Bible
- Series page
- The New Cambridge History of The Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Abbreviations of books of the Bible
- Table of Psalm numbering
- Part I Languages, writing systems and book production
- 1 The languages of the Old Testament
- 2 Varieties of Greek in the Septuagint and the New Testament
- 3 Writing and book production in the ancient Near East
- 4 Writing and book production in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
- Part II The Hebrew Bible and Old Testaments
- Part III The New Testament
- Part IV Biblical versions other than the Hebrew and the Greek
- Part V The Reception of the Bible in the Post-New Testament Period
- Select bibliography
- Index of manuscripts
- Index of scriptural and related sources
- General index
1 - The languages of the Old Testament
from Part I - Languages, writing systems and book production
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2013
- The New Cambridge History of The Bible
- Series page
- The New Cambridge History of The Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Abbreviations of books of the Bible
- Table of Psalm numbering
- Part I Languages, writing systems and book production
- 1 The languages of the Old Testament
- 2 Varieties of Greek in the Septuagint and the New Testament
- 3 Writing and book production in the ancient Near East
- 4 Writing and book production in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
- Part II The Hebrew Bible and Old Testaments
- Part III The New Testament
- Part IV Biblical versions other than the Hebrew and the Greek
- Part V The Reception of the Bible in the Post-New Testament Period
- Select bibliography
- Index of manuscripts
- Index of scriptural and related sources
- General index
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- The New Cambridge History of the Bible , pp. 3 - 21Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013