William M Schniedewind
Biographic Data
| ID | 1423409 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William M Schniedewind |
| GIVEN NAMES | William M |
| FAMILY NAME | Schniedewind |
| SIGNATURE | SCHNIEDEWIND W M |
| AFFILIATIONS | UCLA Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0914-4356 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Who Really Wrote the Bible
Ancient Israelite Scribal Apprenticeships
This article applies the anthropological model of apprenticeship learning as articulated by Jean Lave and Etienne Wegner to the study of ancient Israelite scribalism. Apprenticeship learning created scribal “communities of practice,” and this can be identified in the ancient Hebrew inscriptional record as well as biblical texts. The main Hebrew term for an “apprentice” is naʿar, and this term appears on Hebrew seals and seal impressions. Scribal …
Learning to be a Biblical Scribe
The paper illustrates how scribal education shaped and influenced biblicalliterature. It discusses how educational curriculum can be reconstructed fromHebrew inscriptions and comparative examples in cuneiform literature. TheHebrew educational curriculum was adapted from cuneiform models in the 12thcentury BCE. These models were known in Canaan, and then used by earlyalphabetic scribes. The best repository of ancient Hebrew scribal practice comesf…
The Alphabetic “Scribe” of the Lachish Jar Inscription and the Hieratic Tradition in the Early Iron Age
The recently published 12th century b.c.e. jar inscription from Lachish was described as “undecipherable.” This article offers a plausible interpretation suggesting a mixed inscription using linear alphabetic and an adaptation of the hieratic Egyptian accounting tradition. The inscription thus would stand at a transition point—namely, when linear alphabetic was beginning to be used administratively and when the Egyptian hieratic tradition was bei…
The history of Classical Hebrew
A lively debate has engulfed the study of the early history of the Hebrew language in the past two decades. Traditionally, scholars classified the language of the Hebrew Bible into three categories: Archaic, Standard, and Late Biblical Hebrew. But recent trends in biblical criticism have tended to date biblical literature much later, and some scholars date almost all of biblical literature to the Persian and Hellenistic periods. This trend undoes…
Religion at Kuntillet ʿAjrud
The discovery of early Hebrew inscriptions at the site of Kuntillet ʿAjrud has generated considerable discussion among scholars over the past few decades. The fact that the inscriptions contain explicitly religious themes led some to conclude that the site had a cultic function. In the present article, we challenge this assumption and argue that the inscriptions with religious themes are embedded in daily life as religion converges with scribal c…
A Prophet Reads Scripture
Theology, History, and Archaeology in the Chronicler's Account of Hezekiah . Andrew G. Vaughn
The Anterior Construction in Classical Hebrew . Ziony Zevit
The Geopolitical History of Philistine Gath
The identification of Philistine Gath with Tell eṣ-Ṣafi has met with widespread, though not complete, acceptance. The present study argues for using historical geography not only to identify the site but also to reconstruct the socioenvironmental context and geopolitical history. In the present case, Tell eṣ-Safi's history is shaped by its position along the international highway, by its location on the fertile Philistine Alluvial Basin, and by i…
The Elijah-Elisha Narratives
Tel Dan Stela
Two new fragments of the Tel Dan stela were found in 1994. These new fragments provide a more certain historical context for the mention of the "house of David" in the first fragment. The reconstructed fragments refer to the death of both Joram, king of Israel, and Ahaziah, king of the "house of David." These new data indicate that Hazael was the author of the inscription and suggest that Jehu's revolt was undertaken in collusion with Hazael. The…
Textual Criticism and Theological Interpretation
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King and Priest in the Book of Chronicles and the Duality of Qumran Messianism
L'A. soutient les observations de Shemaryahu Talmon selon lesquelles la dualite (roi/pretre) du messianisme de Qumran reflete une dependance par rapport a des motifs bibliques elabores a l'epoque post-exilique. Cette ideologie est remarquable dans le Livre des Chroniques qui evalue l'histoire d'Israel en termes de pouvoir bicephale administre par le temple et le palais
Religion at Kuntillet ʿAjrud
The discovery of early Hebrew inscriptions at the site of Kuntillet ʿAjrud has generated considerable discussion among scholars over the past few decades. The fact that the inscriptions contain explicitly religious themes led some to conclude that the site had a cultic function. In the present article, we challenge this assumption and argue that the inscriptions with religious themes are embedded in daily life as religion converges with scribal c…
The Elijah-Elisha Narratives
King and Priest in the Book of Chronicles and the Duality of Qumran Messianism
L'A. soutient les observations de Shemaryahu Talmon selon lesquelles la dualite (roi/pretre) du messianisme de Qumran reflete une dependance par rapport a des motifs bibliques elabores a l'epoque post-exilique. Cette ideologie est remarquable dans le Livre des Chroniques qui evalue l'histoire d'Israel en termes de pouvoir bicephale administre par le temple et le palais
Textual Criticism and Theological Interpretation
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
King and Priest in the Book of Chronicles and the Duality of Qumran Messianism
L'A. soutient les observations de Shemaryahu Talmon selon lesquelles la dualite (roi/pretre) du messianisme de Qumran reflete une dependance par rapport a des motifs bibliques elabores a l'epoque post-exilique. Cette ideologie est remarquable dans le Livre des Chroniques qui evalue l'histoire d'Israel en termes de pouvoir bicephale administre par le temple et le palais
Tel Dan Stela
Two new fragments of the Tel Dan stela were found in 1994. These new fragments provide a more certain historical context for the mention of the "house of David" in the first fragment. The reconstructed fragments refer to the death of both Joram, king of Israel, and Ahaziah, king of the "house of David." These new data indicate that Hazael was the author of the inscription and suggest that Jehu's revolt was undertaken in collusion with Hazael. The…
The Elijah-Elisha Narratives
The Geopolitical History of Philistine Gath
The identification of Philistine Gath with Tell eṣ-Ṣafi has met with widespread, though not complete, acceptance. The present study argues for using historical geography not only to identify the site but also to reconstruct the socioenvironmental context and geopolitical history. In the present case, Tell eṣ-Safi's history is shaped by its position along the international highway, by its location on the fertile Philistine Alluvial Basin, and by i…
Theology, History, and Archaeology in the Chronicler's Account of Hezekiah . Andrew G. Vaughn
The Anterior Construction in Classical Hebrew . Ziony Zevit
A Prophet Reads Scripture
The history of Classical Hebrew
A lively debate has engulfed the study of the early history of the Hebrew language in the past two decades. Traditionally, scholars classified the language of the Hebrew Bible into three categories: Archaic, Standard, and Late Biblical Hebrew. But recent trends in biblical criticism have tended to date biblical literature much later, and some scholars date almost all of biblical literature to the Persian and Hellenistic periods. This trend undoes…
Religion at Kuntillet ʿAjrud
The discovery of early Hebrew inscriptions at the site of Kuntillet ʿAjrud has generated considerable discussion among scholars over the past few decades. The fact that the inscriptions contain explicitly religious themes led some to conclude that the site had a cultic function. In the present article, we challenge this assumption and argue that the inscriptions with religious themes are embedded in daily life as religion converges with scribal c…
Learning to be a Biblical Scribe
The paper illustrates how scribal education shaped and influenced biblicalliterature. It discusses how educational curriculum can be reconstructed fromHebrew inscriptions and comparative examples in cuneiform literature. TheHebrew educational curriculum was adapted from cuneiform models in the 12thcentury BCE. These models were known in Canaan, and then used by earlyalphabetic scribes. The best repository of ancient Hebrew scribal practice comesf…
The Alphabetic “Scribe” of the Lachish Jar Inscription and the Hieratic Tradition in the Early Iron Age
The recently published 12th century b.c.e. jar inscription from Lachish was described as “undecipherable.” This article offers a plausible interpretation suggesting a mixed inscription using linear alphabetic and an adaptation of the hieratic Egyptian accounting tradition. The inscription thus would stand at a transition point—namely, when linear alphabetic was beginning to be used administratively and when the Egyptian hieratic tradition was bei…
Ancient Israelite Scribal Apprenticeships
This article applies the anthropological model of apprenticeship learning as articulated by Jean Lave and Etienne Wegner to the study of ancient Israelite scribalism. Apprenticeship learning created scribal “communities of practice,” and this can be identified in the ancient Hebrew inscriptional record as well as biblical texts. The main Hebrew term for an “apprentice” is naʿar, and this term appears on Hebrew seals and seal impressions. Scribal …
Who Really Wrote the Bible
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