Why Did the Qumran Community Write in Hebrew
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3966625 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steve Weitzman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/605539 |
| OpenAlex | W2322920259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Although members of the Qumran sect appear to have been multilingual, as a community the sect clearly preferred Hebrew for collective self-expression. This study seeks to shed light on the role of ideology in shaping the sect's preference for Hebrew by exploring its perception of this and other languages as reflected in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Hebrew · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |