Aramaic Ezra and Daniel: A Handbook on the Aramaic Text

In this volume, John Cook provides a foundational analysis of the Aramaic text of Ezra and Daniel. The analysis is distinguished by the detailed yet comprehensive attention paid to the text. Cook’s analysis is a convenient pedagogical and reference tool that explains the form and syntax of the biblical text, offers guidance for deciding between competing semantic analyses, engages important text-critical debates, and addresses questions relating to the Aramaic text that are frequently overlooked or ignored by standard commentaries. Beyond serving as a succinct and accessible analytic key, Aramaic Ezra and Daniel also reflects the most up-to-date advances in scholarship on grammar and linguistics. This handbook proves itself an indispensable tool for anyone committed to a deep reading of the biblical text.

Author: John A. Cook
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 03/15/2019
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 9.10w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781481305549
ISBN10: 1481305549
BISAC Categories:
– Religion | Biblical Reference | Handbooks
– Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting
– Religion | Biblical Studies | Old Testament | Prophets

About the Author

John A. Cook is Professor of Old Testament and Director of Hebrew Language Instruction at Asbury Theological Seminary and is a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.