Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires (Ancient Near East Monographs) by Alan Lenzi


Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires (Ancient Near East Monographs)
Title : Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires (Ancient Near East Monographs)
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ISBN : 158983996X
ISBN-10 : 9781589839960
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 220
Publication : First published May 1, 2014

Advance your understanding of divination's role in supporting or undermining imperial aspirations in the ancient Near East This collection examines the ways that divinatory texts in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East undermined and upheld the empires in which the texts were composed, edited, and read. Nine essays and an introduction engage biblical scholarship on the Prophets, Assyriology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the critical study of Ancient Empires.


Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires (Ancient Near East Monographs) Reviews


  • Kevin

    A fantastic collection of essays on the role of empire in the construction of prophetic texts. A must read.