{"product_id":"the-scribe-in-the-biblical-esther-eshel-9783110996685","title":"The Scribe in the Biblical World: A Bridge Between Scripts, Languages and Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a fresh look at the status of the scribe in society, his training, practices, and work in the biblical world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat was the scribe's role in these societies? Were there rival scribal schools? What was their role in daily life? How many scripts and languages did they grasp? Did they master political and religious rhetoric? Did they travel or share foreign traditions, cultures, and beliefs? Were scribes redactors, or simply copyists? What was their influence on the redaction of the Bible? How did they relate to the political and religious powers of their day? Did they possess any authority themselves? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are the questions that were tackled during an international conference held at the University of Strasbourg on June 17-19, 2019. The conference served as the basis for this publication, which includes fifteen articles covering a wide geographical and chronological range, from Late Bronze Age royal scribes to refugees in Masada at the end of the Second Temple period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther Eshel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3110996685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110996685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Esther Eshel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071032160511,"sku":"9783110996685","price":115.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be872202-c800-48dd-9659-2473d44e7f97.jpg?v=1685433756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scribe-in-the-biblical-esther-eshel-9783110996685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}