This book provides an introduction to the languages that are important for the
study of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel. It contains articles on Akkadian,
Arabic, Aramaic, Egyptian, Biblical and Epigraphic Hebrew, Post-biblical Hebrew,
Hittite, Phoenician, the Northwest Semitic dialects (Ammonite, Edomite, and
Moabite), and Ugaritic. The contributors are Peggy L. Day, Frederick E.
Greenspahn, Jo Ann Hackett, Harry A. Hoffner, Jr., John Kaltner, Charles R.
Krahmalkov, Baruch A. Levine, David Marcus, Simon B. Parker, and Donald B.
Redford. A general introduction by John Huehnergard discusses the importance of
the study of Near Eastern languages for biblical scholarship, helping to make
the volume an ideal resource for