Stories of Origins in the Bible and Ancient Mediterranean Literature

by Guy Darshan

In this book, Guy Darshan explores stories of origins that lie at the heart of Pentateuchal sources in the context of literature created in neighboring societies of the ancient Mediterranean world. A comparative study, his volume analyses the parallels between Biblical origin stories - the narrative traditions arranged in geneaological sequence that recount the beginnings of humanity and origins of peoples -- in tandem with ancient Greek genealogical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 100934448X
• ISBN13: 9781009344487
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"