TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holm,Tawny
TI  - Of courtiers and kings: the biblical Daniel narratives and ancient story-collections 
T2  - Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations
SN  - 9781575068695
AV  - BS1555.52 .H65 2013eb
U1  - 224/.506 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Winona Lake, Indiana
PB  - Eisenbrauns
KW  - Bible
KW  - Daniel
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - fast
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Short stories, Egyptian
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Prophets
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction -- The Story-Collection Genre: Survey and Prospect -- The Story-Collection and Related Material in Antiquity -- The Book of Daniel in Light of the Story-Collection Genre -- The Book of Daniel in Light of Ancient Near Eastern Story-Collections and Related Material -- Conclusions
N2  - Holm’s book is an innovative approach to the biblical Book of Daniel. It places Daniel against the background of story-collections, an ancient genre that began in Egypt in the mid-second millennium B.C.E. This work focuses on Daniel 6-4 and provides detailed comparisons with specific bodies of story-collections and other related material from the Ancient Near East. In this regard, special attention is given to Egyptian court tales, a large corpus mostly neglected by previous biblical scholars. Thus, this book brings new evidence and fresh insights to the field of Daniel studies, which in recent years has generated constant interest, especially as it pertains to textual issues and literary matters. --
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