Jeremy Thompson

Category: Old Testament Parallels

  • Hyperbole in ANE Conquest Accounts (QOD)

    Here’s my quote of the day from Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation edited by Chavalas. Tiglath-pilesar’s characterization of utter annihilation of the towns must be understood in light of royal propaganda.  The use of hyperbole was a significant feature in ancient Near Eastern conquest accounts.  Therefore, extensive archaeological excavations are required in making…

  • "Shepherd" Rulers in the Ancient Near East

    I suppose I should take a brief pause from handing out BiblioBlogger theme songs and write something related to Biblical Studies (Just kidding … as if theme songs for BiblioBloggers is unrelated to Biblical Studies).  Anyway … I’ve been reading a bit from Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation edited by Chavalas.  I know…

  • For those who do not take numbers in the Old Testament symbolically …

    at least part of the time, I wonder what they do with this: The Sumerian king list: translation Should one take the numbers in all Ancient Near Eastern texts literally? …  I doubt they’d agree to that.

  • Michael Coogan on Old Testament Parallels

    I started reading The Oxford History of the Biblical World tonight. Here’s an interesting quote from Michael Coogan found in the first chapter. He suggests that parallels between Biblical literature and the literature of the Ancient Near East are ubiquitous, though direct parallels are difficult to point out: It is rarely possible to establish a…