Oath Formulas in Biblical Hebrew / / Blane Conklin.
The eponymous protagonist of the biblical story of Ruth, a Moabite widow, is so desperate to follow her widowed mother-in-law back to Israel that she swears an oath. Regardless of the translation one may choose, the sense is the same: Ruth promises to stick by Naomi's side for at least as long...
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Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (120 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Authenticating Element
- 3. Conditionally Formulated Oaths
- 4. Oaths Marked with ky
- 5. Exceptions and Objections
- 6. Conclusions
- 7. Appendix: Oath Formulas in Other Semitic Languages
- Bibliography
- Index of Authors
- Index of Scripture