Monumental Inscriptions from the Biblical World (Context of Scripture) [Hardcover]

William W. Hallo (Editor), K. Lawson Younger (Editor), Harry A. Hoffner (Editor), Robet K. Ritner (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004106197 | ISBN-13: 978-9004106192 | Publication Date: January 2001

Presenting the multi-faceted world of ancient writing that forms the background to the Hebrew Bible, this series of three volumes is designed as a reference work for all engaged in the study of the Bible and the ancient Near East. It includes translations of recently discovered texts as well as current translations of better-known texts. This volume emphasizes "historical" texts: the monuments in which their achievements and lesser mortals expressed thier loyalty or piety.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'"All students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East will be grateful for this impressive and authoritative work. It is wonderful to have so much of ancient Near Eastern literature in one collection, translated by the best scholars in the field.'
Ronald S. Hendel, "Bible Review, 1998.
'"this volume will prove an indispensable tool for all who seek to intepret the Old Testament within its cultural and linguistic environment.'
Daniel L. Block, "Review and Expositor.
'"the three volumes in COS "will be reliable and frequently used companions of Old Testament scholars in the next fifty years. Biblical commentaries and journal articles will regularly refer to them.'
Ralph W. Klein, "Currents, 2001.
'"an up-to-date and indispensable collection of Near Eastern literature.'
William M. Schniedewind, "Religious Studies Review, 2001.

About the Author

William W. Hallo is the William M. Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature and Curator of the Babylonian Collection at Yale University. He holds degrees from Harvard, Leiden, and Chicago. He is author or co-author of The Ancient Near East: a History (1998, 1971), Origins (1997), The Book of the People (1991), Scripture in Context (4 vols. 1980-1991), Heritage: Civilization and the Jews (2 vols. 1984), The Tablets of Ebla (1984), Sumerian Archival Texts (1973), The Exaltation of Inanna (1968), and Early Mesopotamian Royal Titles (1957).

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

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004106197
• ISBN-13: 978-9004106192
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
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