God's Sacred Tongue Hebrew and the American Imagination |
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| Author:
| Goldman, Shalom |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2835-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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In a sequence of biographical and intellectual portraits, Goldman examines how Christian scholars in America received, interpreted, and used Hebrew texts from the 17th - 20th centuries. In an analysis of Hebraism's relationship to American culture, Goldman says that U.S. support for Israel today can be found in the roots of Christian Hebraism going as far back as 17th century America.
In a sequence of biographical and intellectual portraits, Goldman examines how Christian scholars in America received, interpreted, and used Hebrew texts from the 17th - 20th centuries. In an analysis of Hebraism's relationship to American culture, Goldman says that U.S. support for Israel today can be found in the roots of Christian Hebraism going as far back as 17th century America.