The Story of Hebrew by Glinert, Lewis
The Story of Hebrew by Glinert, Lewis

The Story of Hebrew

A unique history of the Hebrew language from biblical times to the modern Jewish state This book...
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Author: Lewis Glinert
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The Story of Hebrew by Glinert, Lewis

The Story of Hebrew

$562.59
The Story of Hebrew by Glinert, Lewis

The Story of Hebrew

$562.59
Author: Lewis Glinert
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A unique history of the Hebrew language from biblical times to the modern Jewish state

This book explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, resulting in one of the most intense textual cultures ever known. It was a bridge to Greek and Arab science. It unlocked the biblical sources for Jerome and the Reformation. Kabbalists and humanists sought philosophical truth in it, and Colonial Americans used it to shape their own Israelite political identity. Today, it is the first language of millions of Israelis.

The Story of Hebrew takes readers from the opening verses of Genesis--which seemingly describe the creation of Hebrew itself--to the reincarnation of Hebrew as the everyday language of the Jewish state. Lewis Glinert explains the uses and meanings of Hebrew in ancient Israel and its role as a medium for wisdom and prayer. He describes the early rabbis' preservation of Hebrew following the Babylonian exile, the challenges posed by Arabic, and the prolific use of Hebrew in Diaspora art, spirituality, and science. Glinert looks at the conflicted relationship Christians had with Hebrew from the Renaissance to the Counter-Reformation, the language's fatal rivalry with Yiddish, the dreamers and schemers that made modern Hebrew a reality, and how a lost pre-Holocaust textual ethos is being renewed today by Orthodox Jews.

A major work of scholarship, The Story of Hebrew is an unforgettable account of what one language has meant to those possessing it.

Author: Lewis Glinert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 02/14/2017
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780691153292


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2017
Booklist 03/15/2017 pg. 6
Choice 09/01/2017

About the Author
Lewis Glinert is Professor of Hebrew Studies at Dartmouth College, where he is also affiliated with the Program in Linguistics. His books include The Grammar of Modern Hebrew and The Joys of Hebrew.
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