This is my projected chapter list, order and topics subject to change as I go. Anything I’m missing?
- Introduction
- 0. The First Writing
- 1. The Invention of the Alphabet
- 1a. The Early alphabet
- 1b. Phonetic Phoenicians
- 1c. When Does Hebrew Begin?
- 2. Paleo-Hebrew in Ancient Israel
- 2a. Samaritan
- 2b. What Did the Talmud Know About Paleo-Hebrew?
- 3. Of Wandering Aramean
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Bar Kochba and the End of Jewish Autonomy
- 4. Codification and Vocalization with the Masoretes
- 5. From Scroll to Codex, Papyrus to Parchment
- 6. Illuminated Manuscripts and Jewish Bifurcation
- Then onto the printing press, punctuation, enlightenment, new technologies, Zionism, and lots of other fun stuff.