This dissertation-based volume is a contribution to comparative Semitics, a field not widely pursued by students of theology and biblical languages, according to the foreword writer (Professor Tony Maalouf, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary). In introducing the considerable influence of Arabic on Biblical Hebrew, Griess (Liberty U., Lynchburg, VA) notes that medieval Hebrew grammarians wrote their works in Arabic and that, among the dialects of Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic has the longest recorded history. Following an overview of the development of the Arabic language, he focuses on the now-standard approach to Arabic grammar developed by Mohammad cId (Cairo University), and its many parallels to Classical Hebrew. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press Ltd (1 Oct. 2008)
Language : English
Hardcover : 330 pages
ISBN-10 : 0773450130
ISBN-13 : 978-0773450134
Dimensions : 15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
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