1st Edition
Transforming Literature into Scripture Texts as Cult Objects at Ninevah and Qumran
By Russell Hobson
Copyright 2013
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Authoritative texts in the Hebrew and Cuneiform traditions 2. Formulating a new comparative approach 3. Choosing the right texts 4. Study One: Enuma 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: Mis Pi 9. Study Six: Manuscripts of Pentateuchal texts from near the Dead Sea 10. Interpreting the Evidence Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Russell Hobson is an Honorary Associate in the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney.
