Transforming Literature into Scripture : Texts as Cult Objects at Ninevah and Qumran.
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TextSeries: BibleWorldPublication details: London : Routledge, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (241 pages)Content type: - text
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- Bible. Old Testament -- Canonical criticism
- Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Dead Sea scrolls -- Relation to the Old Testament
- Manuscrits de la Mer Morte -- Relation avec l'Ancien Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
- Dead Sea scrolls
- Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament
- Littérature assyro-babylonienne -- Relation avec l'Ancien Testament
- RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament
- RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings
- Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament
- Canonical criticism
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- BS1171.3 .H63 2014
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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.
Index of Subjects.
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,
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-220) and indexes.
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