The unfolding of your words gives light : studies on Biblical Hebrew in honor of George L. Klein / [print]
edited by Ethan C. Jones.
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, (c)2018.
- xii, 288 pages ; 24 cm
PART 1. HEBREW GRAMMAR AND DIACHRONY -- The "precative perfect" in Psalms and the struggle for faith / Stephen A. Geller -- Toward the function of the reflexive-passive stems in biblical Hebrew/ Untypical Wayyiqtol forms in Hebrew and early linguistic diversity/ Recent trends in the linguistic analysis of biblical Hebrew/ Hebrew prosody through the centuries: a comparison of four soundings/ Ernst Jenni -- Holger Gzella -- Mark F. Rooker -- Gary R. Williams PART 2. SYNTAX AND LEXICOGRAPHY -- The two-member syntactic construction/ "Foot"-notes in Old Testament texts: a study of verbal and nominal expressions of walking/ "At the end of the days"--an eschatological technical term? The intersection of context, linguistics, and theology/ A note on the text of Daniel 2:24 in light of the Aramaic expression "to enter upon" / Richard A. Taylor -- Job's rejection and liminal traverse: a close (re)reading of Job 42:6/ Biblical Hebrew among the chaining languages: the Wĕqatal as medial rather than sequential/ "And with all your strength"? A reassessment of the translation and meaning of Deuteronomy 6:5/ More than "before": semantics and syntax/ Rethinking Biblical Hebrew instruction/ Teaching biblical Hebrew to congregational leaders: a personal reflection on its challenges and potential ways forward/ Alviero Niccacci -- Eugene H. Merrill -- Stephen Dempster -- Heath A. Thomas -- Perry J. Oakes -- N. Blake Hearson -- Ethan C. Jones -- Scott N. Callaham -- Tracy McKenzie.
"A collection of essays in honor of George Klein on the research and teaching of Biblical Hebrew. Contributors cover grammar, diachrony, syntax, lexicography, and pedagogy" ~ Provided by publisher.