The Hebrew Translation of the Carolingian Lord's Prayer: A Case Study in Using Linguistics to Understand History
Eitan Berkowitz
Through a linguistic analysis of the Hebrew Lord's Prayer, this article endeavors to reach new understanding function text in lives its users, concluding that ninth-century Carolingian writer/translator meant for be sung aloud. This goes back basics textual research—philology and language study—in order determine correct historical framework through which understand much-debated text, thus adding our religious life practice nuns Essen at polyglottic crossroads Latin German, Greek. paper is also an invitation future studies continue effort rewrite history church, historians broaden their toolbox, linguists philologists contribute insights other fields.
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