SBL Press eBooks· 2025· Book chapter
Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel:Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age
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Ancient Northwest Semitic inscriptions reveal the techniques and roles of writing, education, and literacy in Iron Age Israel and surrounding regions.
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Key points
- Analyzes Northwest Semitic inscriptions from Israel, Phoenicia, Syria, Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Philistia.
- Covers scribal education, implements, and writing materials like stone, potsherds, and plaster.
- Examines religious, administrative, and personal applications of writing in the Iron Age.
- Aims to broaden understanding of writing, education, and literacy in the biblical period.
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Abstract
Ancient Northwest Semitic inscriptions from Israel, Phoenicia, Syria, Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Philistia enlighten and sharpen our vision of the Old Testament world in various ways. Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel focuses on this epigraphic evidence in order to broaden our understanding of the techniques and roles of writing, education, and literacy during this biblical period. To that end, the volume systematically covers scribal education; scribal implements; writing media such as stones, potsherds, and plaster; and the religious, administrative, and personal uses of writing. Its handbook format makes it easily accessible, including for use as a textbook in courses addressing the cultural context of ancient Israel.
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