Studies in Northwest Semitic
Overview
The late Mitchell Dahood, lecturer in Northwest Semitic languages at the Pontifical Biblical Institute from 1956 to 1982, made numerous and often very original suggestions for interpreting the Hebrew text of the Old Testament. His proposals provoked much controversy at the time. Fifteen years after his sudden death, it seemed appropriate to consider some of them again with a view to establishing how far they may be judged plausible. It is not always possible to attain definite conclusions in these matters, but the process of learning and discovery requires summing up from time to time so that the way forward may be more clearly seen. It is hoped that this monograph will contribute to the ongoing task of interpreting the sacred text.
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- Investigates a number of grammatical phenomena observed by Mitchell Dahood
- Discusses the views of Mitchell Dahood and James Barr
- Bibliographical references and indexes
- Title: Studies in Northwest Semitic
- Author: Robert Althann
- Publisher: Pontifical Biblical Institute
- Publication Date: 1997
- Pages: 205