The Bible and the ancient Near East : collected essays

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The Bible and the ancient Near East : collected essays

by J.J.M. Roberts

Eisenbrauns, 2002

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Presented in this volume is a collection of the shorter writings of one of the more innovative scholars working on the relationship between the writings of the Hebrew Bible and its ancient Near East context. Topics include: ANE environment, literature of the ANE, myth versus history, Nebuchadnezzar I's Elamite crisis, Job and the Israelite religious tradition, motif of the weeping God in Jeremiah, lament tradition in ANE, the hand of Yahweh, and whether God lies.

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Part 1 Fundamental Issues The Ancient Near Eastern Environment The Bible and the Literature of the Ancient Near East Myth versus History: Relaying the Comparative Foundations Divine Freedom and Cultic Manipulation in Israel and Mesopotamia Nebuchadnezzar I's Elamite Crisis in Theological Perspective Part 2 Themes and Motifs The Hand of Yahweh A New Parallel to 1 Kings 18:28-29 The King of Glory Job and the Israelite Religious Tradition Job's Summons to Yahweh: The Exploitation of a Legal Metaphor Does God Lie? Divine Deceit as a Theological Problem in Israelite Prophetic Literature The Motif of the Weeping God in Jeremiah and Its Background in the Lament Tradition of the Ancient Near East Whose Child Is This? Reflections on the Speaking Voice in Isaiah 9:5 The Mari Prophetic Texts in Transliteration and English Translation Part 3 Solving Difficult Problems New Readings of Old Texts A New Root for an Old Crux, Psalm 22:17c The Young Lions of Psalm 34:11 The Religio-political Setting of Psalm 47 Of Signs, Prophets, and Time Limits: A Note on Psalm 74:9 Blindfolding the Prophet: Political Resistance to First Isaiah's Oracles in the Light of Ancient Near Eastern Attitudes toward Oracles Yahweh's Foundation in Zion (Isaiah 28:16) Part 4 Kingship and Messiah The Davidic Origin of the Zion Tradition Zion in the Theology of the Davidic-Solomonic Empire The Divine King and the Human Community in Isaiah's Vision of the Future In Defense of the Monarchy: The Contribution of Israelite Kingship to Biblical Theology The Old Testament's Contribution to Messianic Expectations Part 5 Interpreting Prophecy Historical-Critical Method, Theology, and Contemporary Exegesis A Christian Perspective on Prophetic Prediction

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