Words Remembered, Texts Renewed: Essays in Honour of John F.A. Sawyer

by Jon Davies

Book Overview

To mark the retirement of John F. A. Sawyer, Professor of Religious Studies in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, colleagues and former students from around the world have contributed studies on his areas of interest: the study of Hebrew, the books of the Jewish Bible, and the culture and traditions of Judaism. The essayists consider not simply the origin of the meaning of word and text, but also the many and strange ways in which word and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 056763423X
• ISBN13: 9780567634238
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 533 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"