02125nam a2200169Ia 4500 220922s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9789659024001‎9659024002 eng BS1225.2 .A96 1999 Avishur, Yitzhak Studies in biblical narrative : style, structure, and the ancient Near Eastern literary background / Yitzhak Avishur Tel Aviv-Jaffa : Archaeological Center Publication, 1999 375 p. ; 23 cm. 1. Stories from Genesis and Exodus. -- Noah's drunkenness and the behavior of his sons (Genesis 9:18-29) The literary structure and Canaanite setting. -- The narrative of Abraham the host (Genesis 18:1-16a) The literary structure of and Urgaritic parallel (2 Aqht V:4-31). -- The sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22) The structure of the narrative, its link to Genesis 12 and its Canaanite background. -- The wooing of Rebekah (Genesis 24) The structure of the narrative and the Ugaritic parallel. -- The demonic nature of the tale of the bloody husband (Exodus 4:24-26) A fresh look in light of the Midrash and of beliefs in the Ancient Near East. -- The Moses-Jethro story (Exodus 18:1-12) The literary structure and terminology in light of the Ancient Near East literature. -- The structure of the narrative of the Revelation at Sinai (Exodus 19-24). -- 2. Common literary formulae and patterns of Biblical narrative and Ancient Near Eastern literature. The epic literary formulae common to the Ugaritic epics and the Genesis narratives. Literary formula for narration of journeys in the Bible and in Ugaritic literature. -- A common literary formula to describe the Canaanite Daniel and the Israelite Deborah. -- A blessing formula for long life (Genesis 15: 15-16) and its parallels in Aramaic and Akkadian literature. -- Literary patterns in the Biblical stories of the conquest and their background in the Canaanite and Akkadian literature. -- The Genesis narrative in light of modern literary theory. Bible. Pentateuch Criticism, Narrative.Bible. Pentateuch.Narration in the Bible. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2022-09-21 24.50 0 BS1225.2 .A96 1999 00027882 2022-09-21 00:00:00 2022-09-21 BK 41963 41963