Transforming literature into scripture : texts as cult objects at Nineveh and Qumran / / Russell Hobson
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| Autore: |
Hobson Russell <1974-, >
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| Titolo: |
Transforming literature into scripture : texts as cult objects at Nineveh and Qumran / / Russell Hobson
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 221.6/6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Assyro-Babylonian literature - Relation to the Old Testament |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
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| 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, |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Transforming literature into scripture |
| ISBN: | 1-138-10822-7 |
| 1-315-72912-1 | |
| 1-317-54498-6 | |
| 1-84465-768-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462605503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Bible world (London, England)