Texts as Cult Objects at Ninevah and Qumran Hobson, Russell. creator text Electronic books. enk London Routledge 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (241 p.) 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, 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 Canonical criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc Assyro-Babylonian literature Relation to the Old Testament Relation to the Old Testament RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings BS1171.3 .H63 2014 221.6/6 221.66 9781317544982 1317544986 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1791002 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=850087 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1791002 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=850087 EBLCP 140927 20200709060227.0 ocn891447095 eng