Language and literacy in Roman Judaea : a study of the Bar Kokhba documents

Author/Creator:

Wise, Michael Owen, 1954- author

Publication/Creation:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Language and literacy in Roman Judaea : a study of the Bar Kokhba documents / Michael Owen Wise

Series Titles:

The Anchor Yale Bible reference library
Anchor Yale Bible reference library.

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Bar Kokhba,-135
Literacy--Palestine--History
Language and culture--Palestine
Jews--Palestine--Intellectual life
Judaea, Wilderness of--Antiquities

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Status quaestionum and the present study -- Jerusalem, Herodium, Jericho, and environs -- En Gedi, Mahoza, and Kephar-Baru -- Epistolary culture in Roman Judaea -- Language and literacy in Roman Judaea -- Appendix A: Significant documents of the Bar Kokhba discoveries: signatories and writers -- Appendix B: Signatories and writers listed by name.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xvii, 523 pages ; 25 cm.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990036061400302486

ISBN:

9780300204537
0300204531

OCLC Number:

891324512

Barcode:

300000432044
010002793987