Advances in the Study of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic: New Insights for Reading the Old Testament

by Benjamin J. Noonan

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2020

Advances in the Study of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic by Benjamin J. Noonan is an introduction to issues of interest in the current world of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic scholarship. A growing knowledge of the Semitic languages and the field of linguistics continues to enhance understanding of biblical Hebrew. Comprehension of these items directly affects the way we read the Hebrew Bible and is therefore invaluable for those interested in the Old Testament. This book fills a gap in the field of Biblical Hebrew linguistics and provides an accessible, comprehensive, up-to-date, and linguistically-informed investigation of the language.

Topics addressed include:

• Linguistic theories
• Lexical semantics and lexicography
• Verbal stems
• Tense, mood, and aspect in the verbal system
• Register, dialect, and code-switching
• Dating of Biblical Hebrew texts
• Discourse analysis
• Teaching and learning Biblical Hebrew

Advances in the Study of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic provides an accessible introduction for students, pastors, professors, and commentators to understand these important issues.

Key Features

• Examines issues of interest in the current world of Biblical Hebrew scholarship
• Provides an accessible introduction for students, pastors, professors, and commentators
• Presents an accessible, comprehensive, up-to-date, and linguistically-informed investigation of the language

Contents

Top Highlights

“pragmatics looks at how a particular context determines meaning.” (Page 33)

“Syntax deals with the way that words are patterned to form phrases and sentences.” (Page 33)

“Morphology deals with the way that word units are structured and patterned.” (Page 33)

“Cognitive Linguistics’s first tenet is that meaning is not just an objective reflection of the world, but actually shapes the world.” (Page 47)

“Historical linguistics is the study of how languages change over time. It explores the reasons for language change.” (Page 34)

Product Details

• Title: Advances in the Study of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic: New Insights for Reading the Old Testament
• Author: Benjamin J. Noonan
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Pages: 224
• Resource Type: Introduction
• Topic: Languages

About Benjamin J. Noonan

Benjamin J. Noonan received his PhD from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Columbia International University. Noonan is the author of the forthcoming volume, Foreign Word in the Hebrew Bible Linguistic Evidence for Foreign Contact in Ancient Israel.