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Studies in biblical narrative : style, structure, and the ancient Near Eastern literary background

Title
Studies in biblical narrative : style, structure, and the ancient Near Eastern literary background / by Yitzhak Avishur.
Author
Avishur, Yitsḥaḳ.
Publication
Tel Aviv-Jaffa : Archaeological Center Publication, 1999.

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Description
375 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Bible. > Criticism, Narrative
  • Bible
  • Bibel
  • Narration in the Bible
  • 11.43 Old Testament in relation to other cultures
  • Literatur
  • Zeithintergrund
  • Judentum
  • Exegese
  • Tora
  • Vertelkunst
  • Narration dans la Bible
  • Alter Orient
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-342) and indexes.
Contents
  • 1. Stories from Genesis and Exodus. -- Noah's drunkenness and the behavior of his sons (Genesis 9:18-29) The literary structure and Canaanite setting. -- The narrative of Abraham the host (Genesis 18:1-16a) The literary structure of and Urgaritic parallel (2 Aqht V:4-31). -- The sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22) The structure of the narrative, its link to Genesis 12 and its Canaanite background. -- The wooing of Rebekah (Genesis 24) The structure of the narrative and the Ugaritic parallel. -- The demonic nature of the tale of the bloody husband (Exodus 4:24-26) A fresh look in light of the Midrash and of beliefs in the Ancient Near East. -- The Moses-Jethro story (Exodus 18:1-12) The literary structure and terminology in light of the Ancient Near East literature. -- The structure of the narrative of the Revelation at Sinai (Exodus 19-24). -- 2. Common literary formulae and patterns of Biblical narrative and Ancient Near Eastern literature. The epic literary formulae common to the Ugaritic epics and the Genesis narratives.
  • Literary formula for narration of journeys in the Bible and in Ugaritic literature. -- A common literary formula to describe the Canaanite Daniel and the Israelite Deborah. -- A blessing formula for long life (Genesis 15: 15-16) and its parallels in Aramaic and Akkadian literature. -- Literary patterns in the Biblical stories of the conquest and their background in the Canaanite and Akkadian literature. -- The Genesis narrative in light of modern literary theory.
ISBN
  • 9659024002
  • 9789659024001
LCCN
00420630
OCLC
  • ocm42139299
  • 42139299
  • SCSB-825785
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library