The Bible and the Ancient near East : Collected Essays. by Roberts, J. J. M. 1939-

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The Bible and the ancient Near East : collected essays / by Roberts, J. J. M. 1939-

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Researching Metaphor in the Ancient Near East /

Table of Contents: “…Researching metaphor in the ancient near east : an introduction / Ludovico Portuese and Marta Pallavidini -- The lion, the shepherd, and the master of animals : metaphorical interactions and governance representations in Mesopotamian and Levantine sources / Stéphanie Anthonioz -- To serve woman : Jezebel, Anat, and the metaphor of women as food / Esther Brownsmith -- Visualizing 'death' (Môtu) in the Ugaritic texts / Joseph Lam -- Aššur is King! …”
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Poetic astronomy in the ancient Near East : the reflexes of celestial science in ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite narrative / by Cooley, Jeffrey L.

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War and ethics in the ancient Near East : military violence in light of cosmology and history / by Crouch, Carly L. 1982-

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Predicting the past in the ancient Near East : mantic historiography in ancient Mesopotamia, Judah, and the Mediterranean world / by Neujahr, Matthew

Table of Contents: “…Literary tropes and analytical categories : mantic historiography in the ancient Near East.…”
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Predicting the past in the ancient Near East : mantic historiography in ancient Mesopotamia, Judah, and the Mediterranean world / by Neujahr, Matthew

Table of Contents: “…Literary tropes and analytical categories : mantic historiography in the ancient Near East.…”
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Mourning in the ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible / by Pham, Xuan Huong Thi

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Purpose and Contribution; The Mourning Rites of the Ancient Near East; The Mourning Rites of Biblical Israel; The Role of the [omitted] in the Mourning Ceremony; Text Editions Used in This Study; Chapter 2 LAMENTATIONS 1; Translation and Critical Notes; The Mourning Ceremony Setting; Poetic Structure and Address; Exegesis; Conclusion; Chapter 3 LAMENTATIONS 2; Translation and Critical Notes; The Mourning Ceremony Setting; Poetic Structure and Address; Exegesis; Conclusion; Chapter 4 ISAIAH 51.9-52.2; Translation and Critical Notes.…”
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In the Beginning : Essays on Creation Motifs in the Bible and the Ancient Near East. by Batto, Bernard F.

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Feasting in the archaeology and texts of the Bible and the ancient Near East /

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Birth annunciations in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East : a literary analysis of the forms and functions of the heavenly foretelling of the destiny of a special child / by Ashmon, Scott A.

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Gender and law in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East /

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Divine war in the Old Testament and in the ancient Near East / by Kang, Sa-Moon, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…PART ONE: DIVINE WAR IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST --…”
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Dust or dew : immortality in the ancient Near East and in Psalm 49 / by Smith, Janet K.

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In the beginning : essays on creation motifs in the ancient Near East and the Bible / by Batto, Bernard Frank

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Writings of early scholars in the ancient Near East, Egypt, Rome, and Greece : translating ancient scientific texts /

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Fishers of fish and fishers of men : fishing imagery in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East / by Yoder, Tyler R.

Table of Contents: “…Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; C h a p t e r 1: Surveying the Water: Introductory Matters; C h a p t e r 2: Heavenly Fishing: Divine Fishers in the Ancient Near East; C h a p t e r 3: Fishers of Men: Divine Discipline as Fishing Image; C h a p t e r 4: Monster Mash: "Big-Game" Fishing Imagery; C h a p t e r 5: Deadliest Catch: Fishing Imagery and Tragedy; C h a p t e r 6: "It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times": Fishing Imagery, Polarity, and Prophetic Literature; C h a p t e r 7: Reeling It In: Concluding Reflections; Bibliography; Index of Authors.…”
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Literature as politics, politics as literature : essays on the ancient Near East in honor of Peter Machinist /

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To your tents, O Israel! : the terminology, function, form, and symbolism of tents in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East / by Homan, Michael M.

“…Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;…”
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Prophets male and female : gender and prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the ancient Near East /

Table of Contents: “…Gender and prophetic agency in the Ancient Near East /…”
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