- Paperback: 1550 pages
- Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (July 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9004131051
- ISBN-13: 978-9004131057
- Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 21.2 x 11.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 4.5 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,189,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'"Now that it is complete, this major publication project will clearly replace James B. Pritchard's long-standard Ancient Near Eastern Texts." The three volumes of The Context of Scripture" offer improved renderings of familiar texts, introduce more recently published texts to a wider audience, and shed new light on the Bible by means of detailed introductions and copious annotations. Yet one can happily read the texts without ever consulting the footnotes. The Context of Scripture" will no doubt stimulate the reading of the Bible in its ancient context, resulting in a better understanding of what Israel shared with her Near Eastern neighbors, and how she differed from them.'
Alan Millard, "Biblical Archaeology Review, 2004.
'"All students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East will be grateful for this impressive and authoritative work. It is wonderful to have so much of ancient Near Eastern literature in one collection, translated by the best scholars in the field.'
Ronald S. Hendel, "Bible Review, 1998.
'"this volume will prove an indispensable tool for all who seek to intepret the Old Testament within its cultural and linguistic environment.'
Daniel L. Block, "Review and Expositor.
'"the three volumes in COS "will be reliable and frequently used companions of Old Testament scholars in the next fifty years. Biblical commentaries and journal articles will regularly refer to them.'
Ralph W. Klein, "Currents, 2001.
'"an up-to-date and indispensable collection of Near Eastern literature.'
William M. Schniedewind, "Religious Studies Review, 2001.
'"COS I zeigt bereits deutlich an, da_ der unmittelbare Vorldufer Pritchard "und allevergleichbare fr]heren und gleichzeitigen Unternehmen dhnlicher Art auf unschlagbare Weise ]berholt werden sollen...Dem Verlag, dem Herausgeber und seinen Mitarbeitern verdanken wir den Anfang eines Werkes, das alles Vergleichbare in den Schatten stellt und das sicher der biblischen Forschung viele neue Impulse und Erkenntnisse vermitteln wird. Verlag und Herausgeber w]nschen wir die Kraft zu baldigen Vollendung des gro_en Vorhabens.'
Oswald Loretz, "Ugarit Forschungen, 1996.
'"Given the high quality of this compendium, one of the editor's hopes for this series would seem to be well founded, namely, the The Context of Scripture "will become a standard reference work in college, seminary, and university libraries well into the twenty-first century.'
Gary N. Knoppers, "Review of Biblical Literature, 2000.'"
Alan Millard, "Biblical Archaeology Review, 2004.
'"All students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East will be grateful for this impressive and authoritative work. It is wonderful to have so much of ancient Near Eastern literature in one collection, translated by the best scholars in the field.'
Ronald S. Hendel, "Bible Review, 1998.
'"this volume will prove an indispensable tool for all who seek to intepret the Old Testament within its cultural and linguistic environment.'
Daniel L. Block, "Review and Expositor.
'"the three volumes in COS "will be reliable and frequently used companions of Old Testament scholars in the next fifty years. Biblical commentaries and journal articles will regularly refer to them.'
Ralph W. Klein, "Currents, 2001.
'"an up-to-date and indispensable collection of Near Eastern literature.'
William M. Schniedewind, "Religious Studies Review, 2001.
'"COS I zeigt bereits deutlich an, da_ der unmittelbare Vorldufer Pritchard "und allevergleichbare fr]heren und gleichzeitigen Unternehmen dhnlicher Art auf unschlagbare Weise ]berholt werden sollen...Dem Verlag, dem Herausgeber und seinen Mitarbeitern verdanken wir den Anfang eines Werkes, das alles Vergleichbare in den Schatten stellt und das sicher der biblischen Forschung viele neue Impulse und Erkenntnisse vermitteln wird. Verlag und Herausgeber w]nschen wir die Kraft zu baldigen Vollendung des gro_en Vorhabens.'
Oswald Loretz, "Ugarit Forschungen, 1996.
'"Given the high quality of this compendium, one of the editor's hopes for this series would seem to be well founded, namely, the The Context of Scripture "will become a standard reference work in college, seminary, and university libraries well into the twenty-first century.'
Gary N. Knoppers, "Review of Biblical Literature, 2000.'"
Book Description
"The Context of Scripture" presents the multifaceted world of ancient writing that forms the colourful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. Designed as a reference work for all engaged in the study of the Bible and the ancient Near East, and involving approximately 90 leading scholars, it provides reliable access to a broad, balanced and representative collection of ancient Near Eastern texts that have some bearing on the interpretation of the Bible. Translations of recently discovered texts are included, alongside new translations of better-known texts. The three-volume work features full cross-referencing to comparable Bible passages and bibliographical annotations with judicious commentary.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
New Ancient Near East, July 28 2001
By B. Fleischer "moderate-thinker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Context of Scripture, Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World (Hardcover)
This 3-book series is an extensive update of the classic Pritchard ANET (ancient near-eastern texts). Though some of the texts are shortened from Pritchard's volume, the new texts, number of texts, and more up to date translations and notes more than make this book worthwhile... if you can afford it :-) Otherwise, the 2 Pritchard paperbacks are quite reasonable.
3 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding, it is on level with Prichards ANE Texts, Sep 3 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Context of Scripture, Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World (Hardcover)
It is Outstanding, it is on level with Prichards' ANE Texts -- though there is some repeatition of material. This Volume is an interesting read, diffentantly not an one nighter :-) A four day weekend should do it -- Though you will hate taking sleep breaks.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Context of scripture (3 books), Jan 11 2009
By Proflu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World (Paperback)
It was a present for my dad, so I just cast an eye over it...But what I saw seems really interesting. Especially the 1st one. A lot of myths who help you to understand better the culture of this time... And have a new look on the Bible.
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