Title: Essential papers on Israel and the ancient Near East /
Authors: Greenspahn, Frederick E., 1946-
Publisher: New York University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. Comparative studies.; Middle Eastern literature Relation to the Old Testament.; Middle East Civilization
Contents: Similarities between Israel and the Ancient Near East. The divine in history / H.W.F. Saggs -- The common theology of the Ancient Near East / Morton Smith -- Israel draws on its environment. The covenant of Grant in the Old Testament and in the Ancient Near East / Moshe Weinfeld -- The Ancient Near Eastern backround of the love of God in Deuteronomy / William L. Moran -- Temple architecture : what can archaeology tell us about Solomon's temple? / Volkmar Fritz -- Egyptian wisdom and the Old Testament / Ernst Wurthwein -- Common themes and motifs. A forerunner of biblical prophecy : the Mari documents / Abraham Malamat -- Widow, orphan, and the poor in Ancient Near Eastern legal and wisdom Literature / F. Charles Fensham -- Noah, Danel, and Job, touching on Canaanite relics in the legends of the Jews / Shalom Spiegel -- The Biblical book of lamentations in the context of Near Eastern lament literature / W.C. Gwaltney, Jr. --