Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East 9781611645408, 9780664237011

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Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East
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This study considers the historical, cultural, and literary significance of some of the most important Ancient Near East

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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 r

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The metaphor is a hallmark of Classical Hebrew poetry. Some metaphors, such as “Yhwh is king” or “Yhwh is warrior,” pl

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The metaphor is a hallmark of Classical Hebrew poetry. Some metaphors, such as “Yhwh is king” or “Yhwh is warrior,” pl

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Providing a scholar’s salute to a teacher, colleague, and friend, the contributors of this new volume honor the memory o

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Bernard F. Batto spent the bulk of his career examining the ancient Near Eastern context of the Hebrew Bible, with parti

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A comparative work on the nature and various roles of the lesser deities, the so-called angels, in the Ugaritic texts an

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Previous editions of this book have been entitled: • Introduction to Old Testament Times (1953) • The World of the Old T

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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 r

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