Gzella, Holger <br/><br/>
Aramaic: A History of the First World Language  

 - Grand Rapids, Michigan  William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company  2021 
 - 359p  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Eerdmans Language Resources .
<br/><br/> "Original title De eerste wereldtaal: De geschiedenis van het Aramees @2017 Holger Gzella. First published in 2017 by Athenaeum--Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-344) and index. 
<br/><br/>The oldest Aramaic and its cultural context -- Aramaic as a world language -- Aramaic in the Bible and early Judaism -- Aramaic between the classical and Parthian worlds -- Syriac and the end of paganism -- The second sacred language : Aramaic in Rabbinic Judaism -- Not just Jews and Christians : Samaritans, Mandeans, and others -- Aramaic in Arabia and the Islamic world -- Modern Aramaic from a historical perspective. 
<br/><br/> "A comprehensive history of the Aramaic language, from its first attestations around 1000 BCE to the modern day"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802877482 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020052275 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aramaic language--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>B46  / G999