TY - BOOK AU - Greenspahn,Frederick E. TI - Essential papers on Israel and the ancient Near East T2 - Essential papers on Jewish studies SN - 081473037X (acidfree paper) AV - BS1184 .E77 1991 U1 - ARCH YNDC 221.6 G815E 20 PY - 1991/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Comparative studies KW - Middle Eastern literature KW - Relation to the Old Testament KW - Middle East KW - Civilization KW - To 622 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Divine in history; H. W. F. Saggs --; Common theology of the ancient Near East; Morton Smith --; Covenant of grant in the Old Testament and in the ancient Near East; Moshe Weinfeld --; Ancient Near Eastern background of the love of God in Deuteronomy; William L. Moran --; Temple architecture; Volkmar Fritz --; Egyptian wisdom and the Old Testament; Ernst Würthwein --; Forerunner of biblical prophecy; Abraham Malamat --; Widow, orphan, and the poor in ancient Near Eastern legal and wisdom literature; F. Charles Fensham --; Noah, Danel, and Job, touching on Canaanite relics in the legends of the Jews; Shalom Spiegel --; Biblical book of lamentations in the context of Near Eastern lament literature; W. C. Gwaltney, Jr. --; Hebrews; Henri Cazelles --; And Dan, why did he remain in ships?; Yigael Yadin --; New moons and sabbaths; William W. Hallo --; Some postulates of biblical criminal law; Moshe Greenberg --; Bible and Babel; Jacob J. Finkelstein --; Comparative method in biblical interpretation; principles and problems; Shemaryahu Talmon --; Question of distinctiveness in ancient Israel; Peter Machinist ER -