Religious texts from Ugarit
"As well as being intrinsically fascinating, the Ugaritic texts have long been recognized as basic background material for Old Testament study. Ugaritic deities, myths, religious terminology, poetic techniques and general vocabulary are widely encountered by the attentive reader of the Hebrew Bible. The present edition offers an up-to-date translation and commentary based on scrutiny of the original tablets and the most recent academic discussion. While addressing the needs of accurate translat…
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- Full title :Religious texts from Ugarit / N. Wyatt.
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"As well as being intrinsically fascinating, the Ugaritic texts have long been recognized as basic background material for Old Testament study. Ugaritic deities, myths, religious terminology, poetic techniques and general vocabulary are widely encountered by the attentive reader of the Hebrew Bible. The present edition offers an up-to-date translation and commentary based on scrutiny of the original tablets and the most recent academic discussion. While addressing the needs of accurate translation it also attempts to take seriously demands for a readable English version."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2002.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Continuum
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
Notes
Previous edition: Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1998.
The Physical Object
- Description:504 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0826460488, 9780826460486
- oclc:ocn223412552
- Dewey Decimal:299.26
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