Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts

By John F.A. Sawyer

Book Overview

By considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415125472
• ISBN13: 9780415125475
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"