Scripture in context II : more essays on the comparative method

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Scripture in context II : more essays on the comparative method

edited by William Hallo, James C. Moyer, Leo G. Perdue

Eisenbrauns, c1983

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Scripture in context two

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Eleven essays explore the ways in which the contextual approach to the study of biblical literature provides both insightful and illuminating parallels between biblical and extrabiblical sources, as well as recognizing the implications of significant differences.

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Abbreviations Preface Contributors Cult Statue and Divine Image: A Preliminary Study - William W. Hallo Hittite and Israelite Cultic Practices: A Selected Comparison - James C. Moyer Ancient Amphictyonies, Sic et Non - Henry E. Chambers An Historical Reconstruction of the Emergence of Israelite Kingship and the Reign of Saul - William E. Evans The Testament of David and Egyptian Royal Instructions - Leo G. Perdue Naram-Sin and Jeroboam: The Archetypal Unheilsherrscher in Mesopotamian and Biblical Historiography - Carl D. Evans Micah and the Problem of Continuities and Discontinuities in Prophecy - W. Robert McFadden The Judaean Exile after 701 B.C.E. - Stephen Stohlman Realpolitik in Judah (687-609 B.C.E.) - Richard Nelson The Biblical Book of Lamentations in the Context of Near Eastern Lament Literature - W. C. Gwaltney, Jr. Job and Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom Literature - R. G. Albertson Index of Subjects Index of Biblical References Index of Authors

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