Introduction to the New Testament, Volume 2, 2nd ed. The Nature of Biblical Criticism. Bandits, Prophets and Messiahs. Blackwell Companion to the New Testament. Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times. Appendixes also deal with the cuneiform script, and give the full tables of contents from The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages , and from other volumes in the paperback series. International scholars and specialists in the field of linguistics guide students and educators through the ancient languages in an accessible way.
Related Products. Woodward, ed. Roger D. Safrai, Z. Safrai, J. Edited by S. Have a question about this product? Ask us here. Ask a Question What would you like to know about this product? Connect With Us. Sign In Desktop Site. Hence, their description cannot be anything but fragmentary. This aspect is mirrored by the fact that the overall length of the individual chapters differs considerably. For instance, some twenty pages are devoted to Classical Armenian, but only five to Carian and six to Palaic.
This book starts with a brief introduction by the editor 1—5 , followed by a description of the Indo-European languages that were present in Anatolia. Hittite is described first, because it is the best documented and hence best known language in this region by Calvert Watkins ; 6— The subsequent chapters on Luvian 31—39 , Palaic 40—45 , Lycian 46—55 , Lydian 56—63 , and Carian 64—68 are authored by H.
Craig Melchert. The chapter on Phrygian by Claude Brixhe 69—80 concludes this section. Clackson —44 and Old Georgian by Kevin Tuite , —65 , complete the core of this volume, followed by an appendix on the cuneiform script and indices. The degree of certainty regarding grammatical and lexical issues as well as quality and quantity of the documented sources reinforce the contents of the individual chapters. For instance, the descriptions of Classical Armenian and Old Georgian are necessarily condensed, but not at all lacking.
Other descriptions, such as the chapter on Carian, reflect nearly everything that is known about the language. However, each chapter is marked for a very careful and unbiased presentation of the relevant data. Naturally, all of the authors—pronounced experts in their fields—show preferences for certain views and analytic proposals.
But these views are nearly always contrasted with alternative views and hypotheses. Hence, the individual descriptions can undoubtedly serve as a doorway to the world of these ancient languages, stimulating the reader to make additional use of the extensive bibliographical references. Many readers will enjoy that they can now easily check what is known about a given language without having to consult the often disperse and far-flung literature.
The format of the individual descriptions comes close to what has been called basic linguistic theory.
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