Laurence, Patricia
Preschool children were taught the Hebrew alphabet; on the elementary level, they advanced to learning the Hebrew language and the Laws of Moses in the Torah. Children, at age 5 were believed to be old enough to begin their religious education. At age 10, the students began the study of t...
it is not likely that any society today would begin worshipping the alphabet or the calendar (just as they're not likely to worship a doorknob). Likewise, if writing and alphabets had developed slowly over millennia, it is just as unlikely that ancient cultures would have worshipped them. T...
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Original Music of the Hebrew Alphabet and Weekend in Mustara (Two Novellas), by Curt LeviantMadison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. 156 pp. $21.95. Desperate scholars are featured in...A, DavidUniversity of Nebraska PressShofar...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ORIGINAL MUSIC OF THE HEBREW ALPHABET and WEEKEND IN MUSTARA (Book).Reviews the book 'Ladies and Gentlemen, The Original Music of the Hebrew Alphabet and Weekend in Mustara,' by Curt Leviant.EBSCO_bspPublishers Weekly...
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Armenia: The wisdom godTir, with a name possibly derived from the Armenian worddpir"scribe", or vice versa, is the ancient Armenian patron ofwritten language. Egypt: Among the many who worshipped an alphabet god were the Egyptians with theirThoth, and they bowed to their god of writingSesh...