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1 online resource (241 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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BibleWorld
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BibleWorld.
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Authoritative Texts in the Hebrew and Cuneiform Traditions; 2. Formulating a New Comparative Approach; 3. Choosing the Right Texts; 4. Study One: Enūma Anu Enlil Tablet 63; 5. Study Two: Mul. Apin; 6. Study Three: The Laws of Hammurabi; 7. Study Four: Tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh; 8. Study Five: Mīs Pî; 9. Study Six: Manuscripts of Pentateuchal Texts from Near the Dead Sea; 10. Interpreting the Evidence; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Ancient References; Index of Authors. |
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Index of Subjects. |
Summary |
Transforming Literature into Scripture examines how the early textual traditions of ancient Israel - stories, laws, and rituals - were transformed into sacred writings. By comparing evidence from two key collections from antiquity - the royal library at Nineveh and the biblical manuscripts from the Dead Sea Scrolls - the book traces the stabilisation of textual traditions in the ancient Near East towards fixed literary prototypes. The study presents a new methodology which enables the quantification, categorisation and statistical analysis of texts from different languages, writing systems, |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-220) and indexes. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Bible. Old Testament -- Canonical criticism.
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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Canonical criticism. |
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Dead Sea scrolls -- Relation to the Old Testament.
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Dead Sea scrolls. |
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Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
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Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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ISBN |
9781317544982 (electronic book) |
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1317544986 (electronic book) |
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9781315729121 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1315729121 (e-book ; PDF) |
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9781781790007 |
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1317544986 |
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