RT Article
T1 The Differences Between Israelite Culture and the Other Major Cultures of the Ancient Near East
JF The Biblical archaeology review
VO 2
IS 3
A1 Smith, Morton 1915-1991
LA English
YR 1976
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1885309996
AB The easiest and most common approach to the question of the relation between the culture of the Israelites as compared with other peoples of the Near East is to point out particular similarities between details of the Old Testament and of other ancient near eastern works. This presents no difficulty: Only one instance on either side is needed to prove a positive statement. Consequently a great many such similarities have been pointed out, and it is time that someone made a full collection of them.