Stories in scripture and inscriptions : comparative studies on narratives in Northwest Semitic inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible / Simon B. Parker
1997, 1st edition. New York : Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #388203
ISBN: 0195116208
Physical description; 195 pp. Contents; ONE: Introduction: Reading Biblical and Other Ancient Near Eastern Narratives; TWO: Petitionary Narratives; THREE: The Story of the Siloam Tunnel; FOUR: Stories of Military Campaigns; FIVE: Stories of Appeals for Military Intervention; SIX: Stories of Miraculous Deliverance from a Siege; SEVEN: Conclusion: The Roles of the Stories and the Role of the Deity; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; General Index. Subjects; Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation. Inscriptions, Semitic. Middle Eastern literature Relation to the Old Testament. Palestine. Syria. Narrations.
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