Studies on the Language and Literature of the Bible - Selected Works of J.A. Emerton

The essays reprinted in this volume capture the main contributions to international Hebrew and biblical scholarship by one of the leading scholars of his time. Their profound learning and rigorous argument offer an example of scholarly writing at its best.

About the author

Graham Davies, Ph.D (1975), Cambridge University, was Professor of Old Testament Studies there until his retirement in 2011. He has published monographs and many articles on the Hebrew Bible, inscriptions and the archaeology of Palestine, including The Schweich Lectures and Biblical Archaeology (2011).

Robert Gordon, PhD (1974), Cambridge University, taught Hebrew and Old Testament at Glasgow University from 1969 to 1979 and then in Cambridge from 1979 to 2012. His main research interests include the ancient versions of the Old Testament and Old Testament exegesis.

Product details

• Authors: John Emerton
• Assisted by: Graham Davies (Editor), Robert Patterson Gordon (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2014
• EAN: 9789004283404
• ISBN: 978-90-04-28340-4
• No. of pages: 782
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 241 mm x 48 mm
• Weight: 1256 g
• Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations