Fictional Akkadian Autobiography

Author : Tremper Longman
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 : 9780931464416
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fictional Akkadian Autobiography written by Tremper Longman and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 1991 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That autobiography in ancient literature is fictional has long been recognized. The purpose of Longman's study is to delineate the genre of fictional autobiography in Akkadian texts with similar texts from other ancient Near Eastern cultures. Included are the texts of all relevant fictional Akkadian autobiographies, as well as an appendix containing English translations of them. The results of the study are of interest to Assyriologists, but also have implications for students of comparative literature and the Bible.

Author : Y. V. Koh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110923157
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Royal Autobiography in the Book of Qoheleth written by Y. V. Koh and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the literary genre(s) to which the book of Qoheleth belongs and on which it is modelled. It suggests that Qoheleth is best described as a royal autobiography based on the arguments of specific literary features of style and content, resemblance to various kinds of royal autobiographical narrative from the ancient Near East, and the existence, despite first impressions, of a coherent worldview. The analyses in this book cover various aspects from textual criticism, through aspects of vocabulary and style, to the interpretation of particular passages and the problem of making sense of the book as a whole.

Author : Craig G. Bartholomew
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 0801026911
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecclesiastes written by Craig G. Bartholomew and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world-renowned Old Testament scholar provides a careful exegetical reading of Ecclesiastes with theological insights for serious students of the Bible.

Author : Tremper Longman
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802823663
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Ecclesiastes written by Tremper Longman and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this contribution to The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, Trevor Longman takes a canonical-Christocentric approach to the meaning of the fascinating but puzzling book of Ecclesiastes.

Author : Matthew Neujahr
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 193067581X
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Predicting the Past in the Ancient Near East written by Matthew Neujahr and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides an in-depth investigation of after-the-fact predictions in ancient Near Eastern texts from roughly 1200 B.C.E.–70 C.E. It argues that the Akkadian, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek works discussed are all part of a developing scribal discourse of “mantic historiography” by which scribes blend their local traditions of history writing and predictive texts to produce a new mode of historiographic expression. This in turn calls into question the use and usefulness of traditional literary categories such as “apocalypse” to analyze such works.

Author : Marc Zvi Brettler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134649851
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Creation of History in Ancient Israel written by Marc Zvi Brettler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the biblical historians were influenced by typology, interpretation of earlier texts, satire and ideology; shows how, with this model, we can put together a history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a key source.

Author : Robert P. Gordon
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1575068605
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “Thus Speaks Ishtar of Arbela” written by Robert P. Gordon and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thus Speaks Ishtar is a collection of essays about prophets and prophecy in the ancient Near East during the “Neo-Assyrian Period.” This was the time when some of Israel’s greatest prophets emerged, and we also have from the same general period a number of prophetic texts found on the site of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh. The book examines the basic idea of prophecy and how this is shaped by the way we study the subject, and it then presents a number of fresh insights on a range of prophetic topics. These include the relationship between Israelite and other forms of prophecy in Assyria and Egypt and the relationship between what prophets said and the written forms in which their words were passed on. Other topics of contemporary interest include what these prophetic texts have to say about the environment, the place of intercession in Israelite and Assyrian religion, and whether the message of the trailblazing Israelite prophets of the eighth century was basically about judgment and community ruin or about hope and community well-being.

Author : Mark J. Boda
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1575066920
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Words of the Wise Are like Goads written by Mark J. Boda and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless.” The word “meaningless” (hebel) appears more than 40 times in the book of Ecclesiastes and raises the question why a book that appears to deny meaning or purpose is included in the Bible. Many questions of interpretation as well as relevance surround the book of Ecclesiastes, including indeed the proper translation and understanding of the word hebel. If, after all, the book does examine the question of the meaning of life, what could be more important? The present volume explores Ecclesiastes/Qohelet on many different levels: linguistic, text-critical, theological, historical, and literary. The contributors, chosen from many of the leading and emerging experts on the book, present both the state of the field and their own assessment of the varied interpretive issues of Ecclesiastes. They include scholars, preachers, and philosophers. It should be helpful not only to scholars but also to all who want to study this book seriously. The first section of this volume deals with the history of interpretation. The second section is concerned with issues of history, form, and rhetoric. Section three is about key concepts and passages. The fourth section focuses on the language and grammar of Qohelet. The last section engages practical issues of interpretation. The volume is designed to provide exposure to a variety of readers who seek to engage Qohelet in fresh ways in the twenty-first century—from historians of interpretation to biblical exegetes to linguists to theological students.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310590582
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proverbs–Isaiah written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, the completely revised Expositor's Bible Commentary puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. A staple for students, teachers, and pastors worldwide, The Expositor's Bible Commentary (EBC) offers comprehensive yet succinct commentary from scholars committed to the authority of the Holy Scriptures. The EBC uses the New International Version of the Bible, but the contributors work from the original Hebrew and Greek languages and refer to other translations when useful. Each section of the commentary includes: An introduction: background information, a short bibliography, and an outline An overview of Scripture to illuminate the big picture The complete NIV text Extensive commentary Notes on textual questions, key words, and concepts Reflections to give expanded thoughts on important issues The series features 56 contributors, who: Believe in the divine inspiration, complete trustworthiness, and full authority of the Bible Have demonstrated proficiency in the biblical book that is their specialty Are committed to the church and the pastoral dimension of biblical interpretation Represent geographical and denominational diversity Use a balanced and respectful approach toward marked differences of opinion Write from an evangelical viewpoint For insightful exposition, thoughtful discussion, and ease of use—look no further than The Expositor's Bible Commentary.

Author : Jennifer L. Koosed
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0567401111
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book (Per)mutations of Qohelet written by Jennifer L. Koosed and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Per)mutations of Qohelet explores the question, Who is Qohelet? Rather than peering behind or through the text to answer this question in terms of authorship, Koosed analyzes the identity that is created through the words on the page. The text is not a transparent medium connecting reader with author; instead, it is an opaque body - it has weight, substance, skin. Koosed begins with an analysis of the ways in which words construct identities and the reasons why words can affect us so profoundly, relying primarily on the work of Judith Butler and Elaine Scarry. She then explores autobiography and how the genre of autobiography - as reconfigured by Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida - relates to Qohelet. These two chapters then set the framework for what follows: an analysis of the various bodily organs and sensations contained within the book of Qohelet. The body is embedded in the text through the naming of body parts (eye, hand, heart). And this same body is encoded in form, structure, and syntax, so that the text becomes a body with organs, systems, and even a life of its own. The book is a body and the book speaks of bodies. It speaks of the body's organs and senses; it concerns itself with the pleasures and pains of the body, the gendered body, the dying body. Finally, the ritual body is highlighted in the final passage of this enigmatic book.