The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World (Context of Scripture) [Hardcover]

William W. Hallo (Author), K. Lawson Younger Jr. (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004106189 | ISBN-13: 978-9004106185 | Publication Date: February 1, 1997 | Edition: 2nd

Provides access to a representative collection of ancient Near Eastern texts that have some bearing on the interpretation of the Bible. Translations of recently discovered texts are included, alongside new translations of better known texts and in some cases the existing translations of such texts. This is the first of three volumes, and features full cross-referencing to comparable Bible passages, as well as bibliographical annotations with commentary.

Editorial Reviews

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'[COS] will become a standard reference work in college, seminary, and university libraries well into the twenty-first century.´ -- Gary N. Knoppers, Review of Biblical Literature, 2000.

About the Author

William W. Hallo is the William M. Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature (since 1976; at Yale since 1962) and Curator of Babylonian collection (since 1963) at Yale University. He holds degrees from Harvard (BA, 1950), Leiden (Candidatus Litterarum Semiticarum 1951) and Chicago (MA 1953 and Ph.D. 1995 in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures). He is author or co-author of The Book of the People (1991), Scripture in Context (4 vols. 1980-1991), Heritage: Civilization and the Jews (2 vols. 1984), Sumerian Archival Texts (1973), The Ancient Near East: A History (1971), The Exaltation of Inanna (1968), and Early Mesopotamian Royal Titles (1957). He previously taught at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, and has been Visiting Professor at Kassel (Germany), Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

K. Lawson Younger, Jr., Ph.D. (1988), University of Sheffield, is Professor of Old Testament, Semitic Languages and Ancient Near Eastern History at the Trinity International University -- Divinity School Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author of Ancient Conquest Accounts: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History Writings (1990), as well as numerous scholarly articles and reviews.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 599 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub; 2nd edition (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004106189
• ISBN-13: 978-9004106185
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Ancient Near East, July 28, 2001

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B. Fleischer "moderate-thinker" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World (Context of Scripture) (Hardcover)

This 3-book series is an extensive update of the classic Pritchard ANET (ancient near-eastern texts). Though some of the texts are shortened from Pritchard's volume, the new texts, number of texts, and more up to date translations and notes more than make this book worthwhile... if you can afford it :-) Otherwise, the 2 Pritchard paperbacks are quite reasonable.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, it is on level with Prichards ANE Texts, September 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World (Context of Scripture) (Hardcover)

It is Outstanding, it is on level with Prichards' ANE Texts -- though there is some repeatition of material. This Volume is an interesting read, diffentantly not an one nighter :-) A four day weekend should do it -- Though you will hate taking sleep breaks.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Context of scripture (3 books), January 11, 2009

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Proflu - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World, 3 Vol Set (Paperback)

It was a present for my dad, so I just cast an eye over it...
But what I saw seems really interesting. Especially the 1st one. A lot of myths who help you to understand better the culture of this time... And have a new look on the Bible.