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Predicting the Past in the Ancient near East : Mantic Historiography in Ancient Mesopotamia, Judah, and the Mediterranean World.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Brown Judaic StudiesPublisher: Williston : Brown Judaic Studies, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (318 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781930675810
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Predicting the Past in the Ancient near EastDDC classification:
  • 939.402072
LOC classification:
  • BS1184
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Contents:
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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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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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