Literary Depictions of the Scribal Profession in the Story of Ahiqar and Jeremiah 36 /

Literary Depictions of the Scribal Profession in the Story of Ahiqar and Jeremiah 36 / / James D. Moore.

This is the first study to compare the allusions to scribal culture found in the Aramaic Story of Ahiqar and the Hebrew Tale of Jeremiah and Baruch’s Scroll in Jeremiah 36. It is shown that disguised in the royal propagandistic message of Ahiqar is a sophisticated Aramaic critique on the social prac...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
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Moore, James D.,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 541
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Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 212 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Content
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Allusions to the Aramaic Scribal Profession in the Story of Ahiqar
  • 3. Allusions to the Hebrew Scribal Profession in the Tale of Jeremiah and Baruch’s Scroll
  • 4. The Story of Ahiqar and the Tale of Jeremiah and Baruch’s Scroll in Comparative Perspective
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Syriac Ahiqar Manuscripts Cited
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient Sources
  • Selected Terms Discussed
  • Abbreviations

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