Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East

Matthews, Victor H.; Benjamin, Don C.

ISBN 10: 0809149893 / ISBN 13: 9780809149896

Published by Paulist Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809149893
• ISBN 13: 9780809149896
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A portable anthology of ancient Near Eastern laws and stories that share parallel themes and issues with biblical stories, now in a fourth edition, revised and expanded. Old Testament Parallels has been, since its first edition, one of Paulist Presss best-regarded and best-selling titles. It has brought fresh and reader-friendly translation of the most important near east documents that share parallel themes and issues with biblical stores. This fourth edition has been completely revised in light of the ongoing and exciting discoveries of more and more ancient Near Eastern texts.|A portable anthology of ancient Near Eastern laws and stories that share parallel themes and issues with biblical stories, now in a fourth edition, revised and expanded. Old Testament Parallels has been, since its first edition, one of Paulist Presss best-regarded and best-selling titles. It has brought fresh and reader-friendly translation of the most important near east documents that share parallel themes and issues with biblical stores. This fourth edition has been completely revised in light of the ongoing and exciting discoveries of more and more ancient Near Eastern texts.

About the Author

Victor H. Matthews is Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and Professor of Religious Studies at Missouri State University. He is a specialist in Hebrew Bible and the social world of the ancient Near East, and has published numerous books and articles on the subject.|Don C. Benjamin teaches Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Arizona State University. He is the author of The Old Testament Story: An Introduction.