The Ugaritic Baal Cycle: Introduction With Text, Translationand Commentary of Ktu 1.1.-1.2 ( Vol.1 ) (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae) (v. 1) [Hardcover]

M. S. Smith (Author), Mark Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994 | ISBN-10: 9004099956 | ISBN-13: 978-9004099951

This text provides a translation and commentary on the Ugaritic Baal Cycle. The longest and most important religious text from ancient Ugarit, the Baal Cycle witnesses to both the religious world-view of Ugarit and the larger background to many of the formative religious concepts and images in the Bible. The volume treats introductory matters such as date, order and continuity of the tablets, the history of interpretation, and a proposal for the interpretation of text, drawing on the insights of previous views, as well as newer evidence. The commentary provides a bibliography, text, textual notes, literary structure and detailed commentary for each column in the first two tablets.

Editorial Reviews

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'"The author's views are always temperate and balanced, and his handling of alternative positions eirenic and entirely fair.'
N. Wyatt, "Society for Old Testament Study, 1995.
'"The whole is broadly similar to a good biblical commentary and, being the only one on the subject, will be an invaluable reference for students and scholars alike.'
Simon B. Parker, "Religious Studies Review, 1995.
'"Ce livre constitue un ivinement et un must" pour tous ceux qui s'intiressent la langue et la civilisation ougaritiques. ...une mine d'informations...on ne peut que filiciter l'auteur et souhaiter que les autres volumes suivent rapidement.'
Thomas Rvmer, "Etudes Thiologiques et Religieuses, 1996.
'..".this volume and its successors will surely and deservedly enjoy in Ugaritic studies the same long and respectful usage by generations of scholars that the pioneering critical commentaries of biblical texts enjoyed.'
Dennis Pardee, "Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 1998.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 446 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004099956
• ISBN-13: 978-9004099951
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
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