Monthly Archives: January 2008
The Story of the Flood in Mesopotamian Literature
Legend has it, that when George Smith, a young scholar at the British Museum in 1857, managed to decipher the cuneiform tablet he was working on and realized that he had discovered a Mesopotamian version of the story of the flood described in the book of Genesis, he undressed in euphoria, unable to contain his [...]
Hebrew Bible History – the Era of the Judges
The Era of the Judges (roughly 12th-11th centuries B.C.E.) When practicing bible study, we learn that Following Joshua’s death, the Israelites were faced with many enemies surrounding them, from within the land of Canaan as well as the surrounding people. There was no one leader who could unify the people and the Book of Judges [...]
Biblical Poetry – Parallelism
Parallelism is a prominent feature in Ancient Near Eastern poetry and biblical poetry as such, and is also present in certain cases in biblical prose. The meaning of parallelism is that there is an inherent connection between the two members of a poetic verse: various elements are re-worded and repeated, or changed and re-stated, as [...]
Biblical Literature – The Book of Psalms
The Book of Psalms The Psalms, traditionally attributed to King David, are a unique collection of 150 (or in the Septuagint, 151) different short poems, which vary in their genres and purposes. These include songs of praise and thanksgiving, laments, prayers, liturgies, reflections of wisdom concerning different aspects of life, and songs concerning the kingship [...]
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