Transforming Literature into Scripture Texts as Cult Objects at Ninevah and Qumran. [electronic resource] :
- London : Routledge, 2014.
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- BibleWorld .
- BibleWorld. .
Index of Subjects
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
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,
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Bible.--Old Testament--Canonical criticism. Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the Old Testament.
Assyro-Babylonian literature--Relation to the Old Testament. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings