Contextualizing Israel's sacred writings : ancient literacy, orality, and literary production / edited by Brian B. Schmidt. - Atlanta, Georgia SBL Press 2015 - x, 374 pages ; 24 cm. - Society of biblical literature : ancient Israel and its literature ; volume 22 .

"The present volume has its origins in the International Conference on Orality and Literacy in the Ancient World ... held in Ann Arbor in the Summer of 2012"--Introduction

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781628371185 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781628371208 (hardcover : alk. paper)


Bible.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Congresses.


Literacy--Religious aspects--Judaism--Congresses.
Oral tradition--Congresses.

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