Words and Meanings

Zusammenfassung The editors of this volume have gathered a team of scholars to write a series of studies dealing with problems of meaning and interpretation of Old Testament words and ideas. The volume in is honour of Professor D. Winton Thomas! formerly Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge University. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Archbishop of York; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Meaning and exegesis Peter R. Ackroyd; 2. On the syntax in Exodus 3:14 Bertil Albrektson; 3. Job 39:25 P. A. H. de Boer; 4. Words and meanings in early Hebrew inscriptions David Diringer and S. P. Brock; 5. 'Another little drink' - Isaiah 28: 1-22 G. R. Driver; 6. Renaming in the Old Testament Otto Eissfeldt; 7. Some difficult words in Genesis 49 J. A. Emerton; 8. Twofold aspects of Hebrew words Georg Fohrer; 9. The linguistic tradition of the Psalter A. E. Goodman; 10. Torah in Deuteronomy Barnabas Lindars; 11. Divine frustration exegetically frustrated Raphael Loewe; 12. The intercession of the covenant mediator James Muilenburg; 13. The ecstatics' father Anthony Phillips; 14. Bible Exegesis and fulfilment in qumran Bleddyn J. Roberts; 15. Genesis 15:7 J. Weingreen; Bibliography; Index of references.

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• Authors: Peter R. Ackroyd, Peter R. Lindars Ackroyd, Barnabas Lindars, Ackroyd Peter R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521112055
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11205-5
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works