Predicting the Past in the Ancient near East : Mantic Historiography in Ancient Mesopotamia, Judah, and the Mediterranean World.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (318 pages)
- Brown Judaic Studies ; v.354 .
- Brown Judaic Studies .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Akkadian Ex Eventu Compositions: Texts, Notes, and Discussion -- 3. The Genre Problem: Ancient Contexts and Modern Categories -- 4. Daniel and 1 Enoch: Ex Eventu Prediction in the Early Historical Apocalypses -- 5. Ex Eventu Prediction in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- 6. Ex Eventu Prediction in Greek Dress: The Case of the Sibylline Oracles -- 7. Literary Tropes and Analytical Categories: Mantic Historiography in the Ancient Near East -- Bibliography -- Index of Passages -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects.
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Bible. -- O.T. -- History of contemporary events. Prophecy in literature. Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament. Assyro-Babylonian literature -- History and criticism. Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622.