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Category : Aqhat epic
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Tale of Aqhat
Author: Stories from Ancient Canaan
Author: Michael David CooganPublisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664241841
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Contained on fifteen of the cuneiform tables uncovered at the ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit are the four major oral Ugartic myths of Aqhat, The Healers, Kirta and Baal. Stories from Ancient Canaan is the first to offer a one-volume translation of all four. This accessible book teaches the principal Canaanite religious literature, and will be useful to students of the history of religion, of the Bible, and of comparative literature.
Ritual in Narrative
Author: David Pearson WrightPublisher: Eisenbrauns
ISBN: 1575060469
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ugaritic ritual texts are varied and, by nature, problematic. But another source for ritual understanding is found in the narrative writings of Ugarit--namely, its myths and legends. Ritual texts in myths were not simply textual inserts but an integral part of the narrative. This present study is devoted to the examination of the way that ritual functions within the context of these stories.
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
Author: James B. PritchardPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400882761
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
This anthology brought together the most important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, with the purpose of providing a rich contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. A scholar of religious thought and biblical archaeology, James Pritchard recruited the foremost linguists, historians, and archaeologists to select and translate the texts. The goal, in his words, was "a better understanding of the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures." Before the publication of these volumes, students of the Old Testament found themselves having to search out scattered books and journals in various languages. This anthology brought these invaluable documents together, in one place and in one language, thereby expanding the meaning and significance of the Bible for generations of students and readers. As one reviewer put it, "This great volume is one of the most notable to have appeared in the field of Old Testament scholarship this century." Princeton published a follow-up companion volume, The Ancient Near East in Pictures Relating to the Old Testament (1954), and later a one-volume abridgment of the two, The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures (1958). The continued popularity of this work in its various forms demonstrates that anthologies have a very important role to play in education--and in the mission of a university press.
Doctrine of the Priesthood Vol 8 No. 1 - New Light on the Ancient Hebrew/Christian Doctrine on Deity — Part 1
Author: Publisher: Collier's Publishing
ISBN: 9780934964661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Readings from the Ancient Near East
Author: Bill T. ArnoldPublisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 0801022924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Comprehensive, up-to-date collection of primary source documents (creation accounts, epic literature, etc.) gives insight into the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament.
Incubation as a Type-Scene in the Aqhatu, Kirta, and Hannah Stories
Author: Koowon KImPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004202390
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
This book proposes to read the birth stories of Aqhatu, Kirta and Samuel from the perspective of incubation type-scene. Drawing on Nagler’s definition of a type-scene, it employs the idea of family resemblance as a principle of identification of type-scenes.
Religious Texts from Ugarit
Author: Nick WyattPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780826460486
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
An updated and corrected edition of a classic work, with new material. This book is an up-to-date translation and commentary on the Ugaritic texts. Of interest and importance for a general readership, as well as students and specialists in biblical, classical and religious studies. As well as being intrinsically fascinating, the Ugaritic texts have long been recognized as basic background material for Old Testament study. Ugaritic deities, myths, religious terminology, poetic techniques and general vocabulary are widely encountered by the attentive reader of the Hebrew Bible. The present edition offers an up-to-date translation and commentary based on scrutiny of the original tablets and the most recent academic discussion. While addressing the needs of accurate translation it also attempts to take seriously demands for a readable English version.
Religions of the Ancient World
Author: Sarah Iles JohnstonPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674015173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
This groundbreaking, first basic reference work on ancient religious beliefs collects and organizes available information on ten ancient cultures and traditions, including Greece, Rome, and Mesopotamia, and offers an expansive, comparative perspective on each one.
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Author: David LeemingPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195156692
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
An interesting and lively book that contains articles on heros, villains, mythologists and mythological approaches.