03139oam 2200649I 450 991046260550332120200520144314.01-138-10822-71-315-72912-11-317-54498-61-84465-768-X10.4324/9781315729121 (CKB)2670000000420805(EBL)1791002(SSID)ssj0001035369(PQKBManifestationID)11568847(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001035369(PQKBWorkID)11030095(PQKB)10884266(OCoLC)856413191(MiAaPQ)EBC1791002(Au-PeEL)EBL1791002(CaPaEBR)ebr10745272(CaONFJC)MIL646941(OCoLC)891447095(OCoLC)897455564(EXLCZ)99267000000042080520180706e20142012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTransforming literature into scripture texts as cult objects at Nineveh and Qumran /Russell HobsonLondon :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (241 p.)BibleWorldFirst published in 2012 by Equinox.1-322-15686-7 1-78179-000-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorsIndex of SubjectsTransforming 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, Bible world (London, England)Assyro-Babylonian literatureRelation to the Old TestamentElectronic books.Assyro-Babylonian literatureRelation to the Old Testament.221.6/6Hobson Russell1974-,858902MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462605503321Transforming literature into scripture1917020UNINA