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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462605503321

Autore

Hobson Russell <1974-, >

Titolo

Transforming literature into scripture : texts as cult objects at Nineveh and Qumran / / Russell Hobson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-138-10822-7

1-315-72912-1

1-317-54498-6

1-84465-768-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

BibleWorld

Disciplina

221.6/6

Soggetti

Assyro-Babylonian literature - Relation to the Old Testament

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2012 by Equinox.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,