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dc.contributor.author | Charlesworth, Scott | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-07T15:09:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists, v.51, p. 161-189 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1938-6958 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0003-1186 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17219 | - |
dc.description.abstract | It is not possible to quantify Greek literacy in early Roman Palestine by counting the number of Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek documents found in the Judaean desert. The three second-century archives of Babatha, Salome Kokhba probably derive from a similar socio-economic level, and most of the documents they contain were written by scribes. What about individual Greek literacy and bilingualism? Someone who could understand, speak, read, and write a second language and someone who could only understand and speak it were both bilingual, but only one was literate. First-century texts from Masada written in Aramaic, Greek, and Hebrew were produced and used for the same purposes, implying that two or three languages were spoken by many and read by some. Some witnesses in the second-century archives signed their names in Greek in practised hands. Some or even many who lacked literacy probably could understand and speak Greek. Law courts, dealings with Romans, and business activities required communication in Greek. But it seems that only a few or only some acquired Greek literacy. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | American Society of Papyrologists | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists | en |
dc.title | Recognizing Greek Literacy in Early Roman Documents from the Judaean Desert | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Middle Eastern and African History | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Classical Greek and Roman History | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Scott | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 210306 Classical Greek and Roman History | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 210310 Middle Eastern and African History | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 950599 Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture | en |
local.profile.school | School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences | en |
local.profile.email | scharle2@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | C1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.identifier.epublicationsrecord | une-20150428-220134 | en |
local.publisher.place | United States of America | en |
local.format.startpage | 161 | en |
local.format.endpage | 189 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | 51 | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Charlesworth | en |
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local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:17434 | en |
local.identifier.handle | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17219 | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | Recognizing Greek Literacy in Early Roman Documents from the Judaean Desert | en |
local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
local.search.author | Charlesworth, Scott | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.year.published | 2014 | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 430305 Classical Greek and Roman history | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 430318 Middle Eastern and North African history | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 280114 Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 280116 Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture | en |
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