Linguistics and Biblical Hebrew

Call For Papers: The Linguistics and Biblical Hebrew section solicits papers for four sessions: The FIRST SESSION is open and entitled “Linguistics and Biblical Hebrew” (co-sponsored with NAPH). Papers that address the study of BH using a well-articulated theory and apply linguistics to BH constructions or corpuses are welcome. The SECOND SESSION is a thematic session entitled “Biblical Hebrew and African Linguistics.” African linguistics is an important sub-branch of general linguistics, especially in what has to do with the analysis unwritten or endangered languages. The linguistics of BH and of African languages meet in the sphere of Bible translation, but the union also yields scholarship in other branches. We expect abstracts on a variety of topics connected to BH and different African languages. The THIRD SESSION, co-sponsored with the Formation of Isaiah Unit, is entitled “The Language of First Isaiah: Literature and Vernacular.” First Isaiah (chs. 1–39) is linguistically diverse, containing material from the 8th century through the postexilic period. The rich lexical, syntactic, and poetic material makes the book an ‘encyclopedia’ of Ancient Hebrew literature. We invite papers addressing linguistic and stylistic traits of the Proto-Isaianic corpus, especially from the diachronic and comparative perspectives. Papers should engage with and assess existing redactional theories in light of the linguistic evidence. The FOURTH SESSION, "Language of Aramaic and Hebrew Epigraphy in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods," is a joint session co-sponsored by the Aramaic Studies unit. A great deal of new data has been published lately, e.g., from Idumea and Judea, while advanced methods of analysis—electronic and historical-linguistic—permit the broadening of dialectological and historical discussion. We invite scholars to submit proposals for papers that pertain to the Aramaic and Hebrew epigraphic materials of these periods.

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