Studies in Hebrew and Ugaritic Psalms / Yitzhak Avishur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avishur, Yitsḥaḳ

Series:

Sidrat sefarim le-ḥeḳer ha-Miḳra mi-yisudo shel S. Sh. Peri

Publications of the Perry Foundation for Biblical Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Standardized Title:

\Iyunim be-shirat ha-mizmorim ha-\Ivrit ṿeha-Ugaritit. Hebrew.

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Ugaritic literature--Relation to the Old Testament.

Ugaritic literature.

Hebrew poetry, Biblical.

Religious poetry, Ugaritic.

Physical Description:

388 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem : The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, 1994.

Summary:

The volume offers a fresh analysis of a central problem of comparative Ugaritic-Biblical scholarship: the relationship between biblical psalms and Canaanite literature. A critical survey summarizes the various stages of comparative scholarship over more than fifty years. There follow the two principal parts of the book: the first concerns Hebrew psalms with affinities to Ugaritic literature, and the second Ugaritic psalms and prayers with affinities to Hebrew literature. A detailed analysis of the form, structure, themes and motifs of biblical texts, and a scrutiny of their verses, cola, phrases and vocabulary against the background of ancient Near East literature lead to the thesis that there is no justification for assuming that Canaanite psalms are found in the Bible, or that biblical literature and Ugaritic literature should be considered a single entity. It is alleged that affinities may be elucidated based on common thematic, linguistic and stylistic elements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-369) and indexes.

ISBN:

9652238643

OCLC:

31912009