The Origin of Biblical Traditions (Paperback or Softback)

Clay, Albert T.

ISBN 10: 1597527181 / ISBN 13: 9781597527187

Verlag: Wipf & Stock Publishers 5/1/2007, 2007

The Origin of Biblical Traditions. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers BBS-9781597527187

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Many scholars during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries argued that ancient Israel simply borrowed most of its culture and religion from Babylonia. In this volume Clay counters that West Semitic cultures (the Amorites) were already a developed civilization before Israel came under Babylonian influence. Writing a decade before the discoveries of Ugarit and Mari, Clay noted that there were numerous clues to West Semitic cultures. While some of his arguments and conclusion are no longer tenable, this work retains its interest for its place in the discussion. Without directly referring to Clay, George Mendenhall affirms Clays fundamental point in this volume: from the MB Age on there was no region of the Levant that had not been influenced by the Amorite language and culture in various ways and various degrees. Their cultural and linguistic influence was a lasting one that is gradually coming to light, especially in the areas of religion and law (The Amorites, in 'Anchor Bible Dictionary').

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Albert T. Clay (1866-1925) was the William M. Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature at Yale University. Among his other publications are 'Babylonian Epics, Hymns, Omens, and Other Texts'; 'The Empire of the Amorites'; Neo-Babylonian Letters from Erech'; and 'LIght on the Old Testament from Babel.'

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Titel: The Origin of Biblical Traditions (Paperback...
Verlag: Wipf & Stock Publishers 5/1/2007
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Paperback or Softback
Zustand: New
Art des Buches: Book