LEADER 00000cam a2200673Ia 4500 001 ocn891447095 003 OCoLC 005 20170127063320.1 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 140927s2014 enk ob 001 0 eng d 016 7 016887369|2Uk 019 897455564 020 9781317544982|q(electronic book) 020 1317544986|q(electronic book) 020 9781315729121|q(e-book ;|qPDF) 020 1315729121|q(e-book ;|qPDF) 020 |z9781781790007 020 |z1317544986 035 (OCoLC)891447095|z(OCoLC)897455564 040 EBLCP|beng|epn|cEBLCP|dN$T|dUKMGB|dOCLCA|dTYFRS|dOCLCQ 049 RIDW 050 4 BS1171.3 .H63 2014 072 7 REL|x006210|2bisacsh 072 7 REL|x040040|2bisacsh 082 04 221.6/6|a221.66|222 090 BS1171.3 .H63 2014 100 1 Hobson, Russell,|d1974-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n2012010370 245 10 Transforming Literature into Scripture :|bTexts as Cult Objects at Ninevah and Qumran. 264 1 London :|bRoutledge,|c2014. 300 1 online resource (241 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 BibleWorld 500 Index of Subjects. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-220) and indexes. 505 0 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. 520 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, 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 630 00 Bible.|pOld Testament|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n79054379|xCanonical criticism.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh99004864 630 00 Bible.|pOld Testament|xCriticism, interpretation, etc. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013769 630 00 Dead Sea scrolls|xRelation to the Old Testament.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007006117 630 7 Bible.|pOld Testament.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast /1808092 630 7 Dead Sea scrolls.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1356176 650 0 Assyro-Babylonian literature|xRelation to the Old Testament.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85008839 650 7 Canonical criticism.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1907301 650 7 Assyro-Babylonian literature|xRelation to the Old Testament.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/819252 655 4 Electronic books. 830 0 BibleWorld. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=850087|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20170505|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic new|lridw 994 92|bRID