Admonition and curse : the ancient near Eastern treaty/covenant form as a problem in inter-cultural relationships / Noel Weeks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weeks, Noel.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 407.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 407

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Covenant theology.

Covenant theology--Cross-cultural studies.

Treaties--History.

Treaties.

Treaties--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Treaties in the Bible.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Treaties.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark International, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The occurrence of treaties throughout the Ancient Near East has been investigated on a number of occasions, generally in order to resolve certain questions arising in the biblical field. As a result of that focus, the existence of a similar institution in a number of different cultures has not been treated as a problem in itself. Generally the existence of treaties throughout the area has been taken for granted, or a simple borrowing model has been used to explain how similar forms came to be used in different cultures. Why forms were similar across the area has not been probed. This work inve

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Mesopotamia; 2. The Hittites; 3. Egypt; 4. Syria; 5. Israel; 6. The Significance Of It All; Bibliography; Index of Bible References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-209) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611802288

9781281802286

128180228X

9780567005441

0567005445

OCLC:

276305588