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'See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me' (Ps 40-8): Epigraphy and Daily Life from the Bible to the Talmud. Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Hanan Eshel

This collection of articles traces, when taken together, daily life in the land of Israel from the First Temple Period through the time of the Talmud, as seen in the various types of inscriptions. In January 2011, the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center for Jewish History held its second international conference, dedicated to the memory of Professor Hanan Eshel, the founding academic director of the center who passed away in 2010. This collection of articles traces daily life in the land of Israel from the First Temple Period through the time of the Talmud, as seen in the various types of inscriptions from those periods that have been discovered and published. Contributors are M. Schiffman, L.H. Schiffman, S. Ah.ituv, A. Mazar, A.M. Maeir, A. Demsky, L.L. Grabbe, B. Zissu, B. Langford, A. Ecker, U. Rappaport, D. Amit, E. Klein, and H. Mamalya.

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'See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me' (Ps 40-8): Epigraphy and Daily Life from the Bible to the Talmud. Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Hanan Eshel

This collection of articles traces, when taken together, daily life in the land of Israel from the First Temple Period through the time of the Talmud, as seen in the various types of inscriptions. In January 2011, the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center for Jewish History held its second international conference, dedicated to the memory of Professor Hanan Eshel, the founding academic director of the center who passed away in 2010. This collection of articles traces daily life in the land of Israel from the First Temple Period through the time of the Talmud, as seen in the various types of inscriptions from those periods that have been discovered and published. Contributors are M. Schiffman, L.H. Schiffman, S. Ah.ituv, A. Mazar, A.M. Maeir, A. Demsky, L.L. Grabbe, B. Zissu, B. Langford, A. Ecker, U. Rappaport, D. Amit, E. Klein, and H. Mamalya.

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'See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me' (Ps 40-8): Epigraphy and Daily Life from the Bible to the Talmud. Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Hanan Eshel

'See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me' (Ps 40-8): Epigraphy and Daily Life from the Bible to the Talmud. Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Hanan Eshel

'See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me' (Ps 40-8): Epigraphy and Daily Life from the Bible to the Talmud. Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Hanan Eshel

'See, I will bring a scroll recounting what befell me' (Ps 40-8): Epigraphy and Daily Life from the Bible to the Talmud. Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Hanan Eshel

Overview

This collection of articles traces, when taken together, daily life in the land of Israel from the First Temple Period through the time of the Talmud, as seen in the various types of inscriptions. In January 2011, the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center for Jewish History held its second international conference, dedicated to the memory of Professor Hanan Eshel, the founding academic director of the center who passed away in 2010. This collection of articles traces daily life in the land of Israel from the First Temple Period through the time of the Talmud, as seen in the various types of inscriptions from those periods that have been discovered and published. Contributors are M. Schiffman, L.H. Schiffman, S. Ah.ituv, A. Mazar, A.M. Maeir, A. Demsky, L.L. Grabbe, B. Zissu, B. Langford, A. Ecker, U. Rappaport, D. Amit, E. Klein, and H. Mamalya.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783525550625
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Publication date: 06/01/2014
Series: Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements Series , #12
Pages: 245
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface 7

The Contribution of Hanan Eshel to the Study of the Judean Desert Documents Marlene Schiffman Lawrence H. Schiffman 11

Notes on the Kuntillet 'Ajrud Inscriptions Shmuel Ahituv 29

The Inscriptions from Tel Rehov and their Contribution to the Study of Script and Writing during Iron Age IIA Shmuel Ahituv Amihai Mazar 39

Four Short Alphabetic Inscriptions from Late Iron Age Ha Tell es-Safi/Gath and their Implications for the Development of Literacy in Iron Age Philistia and Environs Aren M. Maeir Esther Eshel 69

Researching Literacy in Ancient Israel - New Approaches and Recent Developments Aaron Demsky 89

Scribes, Writing, and Epigraphy in the Second Temple Period Lester L. Grabbe 105

Aramaic and Latin Graffiti in an Underground Complex at Khirbet 'Arâk Hâla - North of Bet Guvrin Boaz Zissu Boaz Langford Avner Ecker Esther Eshel 123

The Inscriptions on the Yehud and the Hasmonean Coins: Historical Perspectives Uriel Rappaport 143

Jewish Bread Stamps and Wine and Oil Seals from the Late Second Temple, Mishnaic, and Talmudic Periods David Amit 159

Two Dated Christian Burial Inscriptions From The Negev Desert Eitan Klein Haim Mamalya 175

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Notes on the Kuntillet 'Ajrud inscriptions Shmuel Ahituv 185

The Inscriptions from Tel Rehov and their Contribution to the Study of Script and Writing during Iron Age IIA Shmuel Ahituv Amihai Mazar 189

Four Short Alphabetic Inscriptions from Late Iron Age IIA Tell es-Safi/Gath and their Implications for the Development of Literacy in Iron Age Philistia and Environs Aren M. Maeir Esther Eshel 205

Researching Literacy in Ancient Israel - New Approaches and Recent Developments Aaron Demsky 211

Aramaic and Latin Graffiti in an Underground Complex at Khirbet 'Arak Hala - North of Bet Guvrin Boaz Zissu Boaz Langford Avner Ecker Esther Eshel 215

Jewish Bread Stamps and Wine and Oil Seals from the Late Second Temple, Mishnaic, and Talmudic Periods David Amit 227

Two dated Christian Burial Inscriptions From the Negev Desert Eitan Klein Haim Mamalya 231

Index of Names 235

Index of Sources 241

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