Hidden Riches : A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient near East.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (453 pages)
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Permissions and Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Time Lines of Ancient Periods -- Chapter 1 -- Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.
Key Selling Points: Shows how the Hebrew Bible was shaped by Ancient Near East texts, addressing literary, historical, and cultural contextsOffers Hebrew Bible texts with side-by-side comparison to Ancient Near East textsIdeal for introductory courses in Hebrew.
9781611645408
Bible. -- Old Testament -- Comparative studies. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Extra-canonical parallels. Middle Eastern literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.