Loanwords in Biblical Literature: Rhetorical Studies in Esther, Daniel, Ezra and Exodus

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Jonathan Thambyrajah (Broken Bay Institute and Sydney University, Australia) Laura Quick (Princeton University USA)

Loanwords in Biblical Literature

Rhetorical Studies in Esther, Daniel, Ezra and Exodus

Jonathan Thambyrajah (Broken Bay Institute and Sydney University, Australia), Laura Quick (Princeton University USA), Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
18 April 2024

Old Testaments

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

In contrast to previous scholarship which has approached loanwords from etymological and lexicographic perspectives, Jonathan Thambyrajah considers them not only as data but as rhetorical elements of the literary texts of which they are a part. In the book, he explains why certain biblical texts strongly prefer to use loanwords whereas others have few. In order to explore this, he studies the loanwords of Esther, Daniel, Ezra and Exodus, considering their impact on audiences and readers. He also analyzes and evaluates the many proposed loan hypotheses in Biblical Hebrew and proposes further or different hypotheses.

Loanwords have the potential to carry associations with its culture of origin, and as such are ideal rhetorical tools for shaping a text’s audience’s view of the nations around them and their own nation. Thambyrajah also focuses on this phenomenon, looking at the court tales in Esther and Daniel, the correspondence in the Hebrew and Aramaic sections of Ezra 1–7, and the accounts of building the tabernacle in Exodus, and paying close attention to how these texts present ethnicity.

By: Jonathan Thambyrajah (Broken Bay Institute and Sydney University Australia)
Edited by: Laura Quick (Princeton University USA), Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567703095
ISBN 10: 0567703096
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 18 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Loanwords 2. Text Analysis—Loanwords as a Means for Group Maintenance 3. Conclusions Appendix One: Root Constraints and the Shared Vocabulary of Aramaic and Hebrew Appendix Two: Lists and Distribution of Loanwords and Foreign Names in Esther Appendix Three: Lists and Distribution of Loanwords and Foreign Names in Daniel Appendix Four: Lists and Distribution of Loanwords in Ezra 1–7 Appendix Five: Lists and Distribution of Loanwords in Exodus 25–40 Appendix Six: An Outline of Linguistic Change in Aramaic and Akkadian Bibliography Index

Jonathan Thambyrajah is Tutor at Broken Bay Institute and Sydney University, Australia.