Stories in scripture and inscriptions [[electronic resource] ] : comparative studies on narratives in Northwest Semitic inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible / / Simon B. Parker

• Autore: Parker Simon B
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 221.6/6; 296.1
• Soggetto topico: Narration in the Bible
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; ONE: Introduction: Reading Biblical and Other Ancient Near Eastern Narratives; TWO: Petitionary Narratives; THREE: The Story of the Siloam Tunnel; FOUR: Stories of Military Campaigns; FIVE: Stories of Appeals for Military Intervention; SIX: Stories of Miraculous Deliverance from a Siege; SEVEN: Conclusion: The Roles of the Stories and the Role of the Deity; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; General Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book compares a variety of biblical narratives with the stories found in several Northwest Semitic inscriptions from the ancient kingdom of Judah and its contemporary Syro-Palestinian neighbors. In genre, language, and cultural context, these epigraphic stories are closer to biblicalnarratives than any other ancient Near Eastern narrative corpus. For the first time, Parker analyzes and appreciates these stories as narratives and sets them beside comparable biblical stories. He illuminates the narrative character and techniques of both epigraphic and biblical stories and in manycases revea
• Titolo autorizzato: Stories in scripture and inscriptions
• ISBN: 0-19-774131-2; 1-280-47013-5; 0-19-535382-X; 0-585-30486-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778718403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II