Scribes and Schools in Monarchic Judah: A Socio-Archaeological Approach
By (Author) David W. Jamieson-Drake
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
1st November 2009
NIPPOD
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
Christianity
General and world history
Old Testaments
933
Paperback
240
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
The question of the existence and nature of scribal institutions in ancient Israel has up to now been debated primarily on literary grounds. In placing the question of scribes and schools in a socio-archaeological context, as the present study does, this problem is reformulated. The focus shifts from the question of the prevalence of literary skills to the broader question of the function of those skills within ancient society.