Wenamun's Prophetic Mission: Theocratic Rhetoric in Egypt and the Hebrew Bible

by Christopher B. Hays

The Story of Wenamun is an Egyptian travelogue from the turn of the 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. Hays identifies striking similarities between theological rhetoric in the ancient Egyptian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646023188
• ISBN13: 9781646023189
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"