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Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Spiral-Bound | October 17, 2014

Christopher B. Hays

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Key Selling Points: Shows how the Hebrew Bible was shaped by Ancient Near East texts, addressing literary, historical, and cultural contextsOffers Hebrew Bible texts with side-by-side comparison to Ancient Near East textsIdeal for introductory courses in Hebrew...

Key Selling Points:

  • Shows how the Hebrew Bible was shaped by Ancient Near East texts, addressing literary, historical, and cultural contexts

  • Offers Hebrew Bible texts with side-by-side comparison to Ancient Near East texts

  • Ideal for introductory courses in Hebrew Bible

Key Selling Points:

  • Shows how the Hebrew Bible was shaped by Ancient Near East texts, addressing literary, historical, and cultural contexts

  • Offers Hebrew Bible texts with side-by-side comparison to Ancient Near East texts

  • Ideal for introductory courses in Hebrew Bible

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press & Flyaway Books
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 452 pages
ISBN-10: 0664237010
Item Weight: 1.8 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 1.66 x 9.0 inches

"Hays has produced a sophisticated yet accessible volume that meets its goals in exemplary fashion and will be useful for a variety of audiences. Most especially, the book is a gift to students and teachers seeking to explore comparative study at various levels. The special features noted abovefrom orienting prolegomena to reflection questions to annotated translationsmake this volume a treasure trove of information with a special focus on resourcing both seasoned and emerging scholars. In fact, Hays has written much more than a sourcebook for textual comparison. By couching specific case studies within broader discussions of culture, religion, scribalism, and society, Hays exemplifies a framework for understanding the biblical literature, and without explicitly doing so, the book makes a compelling case for the value of the comparative method for Hebrew Bible study in general."
Review of Biblical Literature

Christopher B. Hays is D. Wilson Moore Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East; The Origins of Isaiah 24-27: Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria; and Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah, which won the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise in 2013. Hays has written the Isaiah commentary in the New Oxford Bible Commentary and translated the book of Isaiah for the Common English Bible. Hays is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).