Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts

by John Sawyer

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Religion in the First Christian Centuries

ISBN-10 0415125472

ISBN-13 9780415125475

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 13th, 1999

Print length 204 Pages

Weight 268 grams

Dimensions 21.50 x 14.10 x 1.30 cms

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By considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.

Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.
It explores bilingualism, language learning, literacy, book production and translation, as well as some of the more explicitly religious factors, including beliefs about language, missionary zeal, ritual, conservatism and the power of a priestly establishment.
Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.

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