Old Testament parallels: laws and stories from the ancient Near East

Genesis -- Hymn to ptah -- Hymn to atum -- Enuma elish stories -- Stories of Gilgamesh -- Stories of atrahasis -- Stories of adapa -- Nuzi archives -- Annals of dedumose -- Annals of kamose -- Annals of hatshepsut -- Stories of anubis and bata -- Stories of aqhat -- Stories of kirta -- Exodus -- Sto...

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Authors: Matthews, Victor H. 1950- (Author) ; Benjamin, Don C. 1942- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Mahwah, NJ Paulist Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Edition:Fully rev. and expanded 3. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Historical background
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible Antiquities
B Middle East History Sources To 622
B Law, Ancient Sources
B Bible Extra-canonical parallels
B Spring
B Middle Eastern literature Relation to the Old Testament
B Law Sources Middle East
B Middle Eastern literature Translations into English
B Bibliography
B Bible History of contemporary events Sources
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Summary:Genesis -- Hymn to ptah -- Hymn to atum -- Enuma elish stories -- Stories of Gilgamesh -- Stories of atrahasis -- Stories of adapa -- Nuzi archives -- Annals of dedumose -- Annals of kamose -- Annals of hatshepsut -- Stories of anubis and bata -- Stories of aqhat -- Stories of kirta -- Exodus -- Story of sargon of agade -- Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusilis III -- Annals of merneptah -- Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy -- Code of shulgi -- Sumerian code -- Code of Hammurabi -- Hittite code -- Middle Assyrian code -- Stories of Balaam -- Joshua, Judges -- Stories of sinuhe -- Annals of Tuthmosis III -- El-amarna letters -- Annals of Ramesses III -- Gezer almanac -- Ruth -- Archives of Babatha -- Samuel, Kings -- Annals of Tiglath-Pileser I -- Annals of Mesha -- Tell Dan Annals -- Karatepe annals of Azitiwada -- Annals of Shalmaneser III -- Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III -- Annals of Sargon II -- Annals of Sennacherib -- Siloam story -- Annals of Nebuchadnezzar II -- Arad letters -- Lachish letters -- Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah -- Decree of Cyrus II -- Elephantine letters -- Job, Ecclesiastes -- Declarations of innocence -- A sufferer and a soul in Egypt -- A farmer and the courts in Egypt -- A sufferer and a friend in Babylon -- Psalms, Lamentations -- Laments for Ur -- Hymn to ninkasi -- Ebla archives -- Stories of Baal and Anat -- Hymn to the aten -- Proverbs, Sirach, wisdom -- Teachings of Ptah-Hotep -- Teachings of Khety -- Teachings of Amen-em-Ope -- Teachings of Ahiqar -- Teachings of Ankhsheshonq -- Song of Songs -- Egyptian love songs -- Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Amos -- Stories of Ishtar and Tammuz -- Visions of Neferti -- Mari letters -- Story of Wen-Amun -- Yavne-yam letter
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0809144352