Aramaic Ezra and Daniel

A Handbook on the Aramaic Text

by John A. Cook

Published by: Baylor University Press

Series: Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible

Imprint: Baylor University Press

Sales Date: Thursday, 28th Feb 2019

360 Pages, 5.25 x 8.00 x 1.03 in

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9781481305549
Published: Friday, 15th Mar 2019

$44.99

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In this volume, John Cook provides a foundational analysis of the Aramaic text of Ezra and Daniel. The analysis is distinguished by the detailed yet comprehensive attention paid to the text. Cook’s analysis is a convenient pedagogical and reference tool that explains the form and syntax of the biblical text, offers guidance for deciding between competing semantic analyses, engages important text-critical debates, and addresses questions relating to the Aramaic text that are frequently overlooked or ignored by standard commentaries. Beyond serving as a succinct and accessible analytic key, Aramaic Ezra and Daniel also reflects the most up-to-date advances in scholarship on grammar and linguistics. This handbook proves itself an indispensable tool for anyone committed to a deep reading of the biblical text.

John A. Cook is Professor of Old Testament and Director of Hebrew Language Instruction at Asbury Theological Seminary and is a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Aramaic Ezra and Daniel is an excellent volume. The content of the volume far exceeds expectations for a 'handbook.' It is not only a helpful guide; it offers many fresh insights.
~Choong-Leong Seow, Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible, Vanderbilt University

A thorough introduction addresses the linguistic features of biblical Aramaic, with special attention to particularly challenging syntactical questions.
~The Bible Today

Aramaic Ezra and Daniel provides up-to-date, sophisticated linguistic analysis and explanation from one of the top scholars in the field….It is highly recommended for those teaching or taking graduate-level courses in Biblical Aramaic, those studying Ezra or Daniel, and those preaching these books who want access to the riches of the original Aramaic text, led by a capable guide.
~Books at a Glance

Because of the trenchant discussion of the Biblical Aramaic text provided by Cook in conversation with contemporary scholarship, and the interpretive results that emerge, this will prove to be a significant resource for future students of the Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel and will contribute to scholarly discussion of these books....highly recommended.
~Thomas Haviland-Pabst, Criswell Theological Review