Wenamun's Prophetic Mission : Theocratic Rhetoric in Egypt and the Hebrew Bible / Christopher B. Hays.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hays, Christopher B., 1973- author.

Series:

Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible.

Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wen-Amon. Report of Wenamon.

Wen-Amon.

Amon (Egyptian deity).

Amon.

God (Judaism).

Prophecy--Judaism.

Prophecy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2025]

Summary:

The Story of Wenamun is an Egyptian travelogue from the early first millennium BCE that is enlivened by visits to exotic ports of call, piracy, intrigue, and attempted murder.It is also an underappreciated example of the intercultural exchange of theological ideas in the early Iron Age.In Wenamun's Prophetic Mission , Christopher B.

Contents:

Intro

COVER Front

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Wenamun as History, Literature, and Theology

Chapter 2: Wenamun and the Hebrew Bible

Chapter 3: Amun and Yahweh as Theocrats

Chapter 4: Amun and Yahweh as Sovereigns and Suzerains

Chapter 5: Wenamun as a Prophetic Messenger

Chapter 6: Is Wenamun Also Among the Prophets

Chapter 7: Wenamun and Jonah: Foolish Prophets of Serious Gods

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Hays, Christopher B. Wenamun's Prophetic Mission

ISBN:

9781646023226

OCLC:

1521436960