Stories in Scripture and Inscriptions: Comparative Studies on Narratives in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible

by Simon Parker

This book compares a variety of biblical narratives with the stories found in several Northwest Semitic inscriptions from the ancient kingdom of Judah and its contemporary Syro-Palestinian neighbors. In genre, language, and cultural context, these epigraphic stories are closer to biblical narratives than any other ancient Near Eastern narrative corpus. For the first time, Parker analyzes and appreciates these stories as narratives and sets them beside...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195116208
• ISBN13: 9780195116205
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"