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Contents
Prfaeciex
Acknloegwdmensxt iii
Abebvriatxivo ns
Inotdrucxtiixo n
1 ReaElv enatnThsde iIrd eoclaPolrg eeinstatiinLo intse r1a ture
2 TiRmeef ecersien Gn ene1s-1ia1 sn d ThHeiisrt ory
oflenrtpret1a6t ion
3 TheS evDeanSy t rucatntudhr Ceeo smTiemcp loefG ene1s3 i5s
4 Doebse yMoema "nW hein'nG' e ne2s4:ibs7? 0
5 NAe wL ooaktt hPeu nishomfte hPnert i meval Couple 99
6 TheG enleoagoife sTt whoSe ee d1s0 2
7 TheD ayso ft hDee lu1g33e
Concl1us5i5o n
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Preface
SOMPER ELIMIISNSAIUwR EoYSu llidtk ode i scpuesrstt aoti hrnee a
sonIws r otthebi osko a nmdy p arutlivacire owft hceo mopsitoifo n
GeneIsw iidsli.ls cuss fitrhset .l atter
Thes taotfse o urccrei thiacosift sembn e elna menitnte hdae c a
demfiiectl doy dl aargetlody i sdauger eoevmeern itdste hneetx iafycitn g
souracneddsa toefts h pera tuilctarra ditthiaotn usmp ta hkbeeo koo f
GeneIsitims sy .o p intihotanhto e l vdi etwh saatGw e neassais sl oppy
patchowfvoa rrky sionugrm cuesnsto wb ed icasrded.
Onoeft h per oblIte hmissnh cko laarrfaesc iintsgh faec tth at tradi
tiocnasn naoltw abyess u ffiicenntaliydl oewdFn o.tr h peu prosoefts h e
pressetdnuytt,h ereIwfo irsleil,m palsys utmheGa etn ehsaiasnsa ctual
authwohrow, o Iu ildde natsais fyi nglew rpir(tisemeores ttiliymd e-esn
tfiieadsR )w,h oh auss eamd i xtoufvra er itoruasd ibtotihio nnssai,nd de
outsoifId ser Haee lht.aa skme ant efrroimta hlee a rPlgi( ePrr iesterliche
Grundsacswh eraliftslJ)a ,n Edw, h ihcahad l reaaddoypa tv eadr ioeft y
anciNeenaEtra stterrand iatsi ownessl hlo.tr htIe,n ahuatdsho onre
whamto satu thdooir,s. t ea.k,teh nte r adithiiwoson rsal ndocd fr afted
theimn atm oa sterfullcyo pmcosoihteFirooetrnnh .rti e sa salo int,e rary
analoyfts hibeso oikts h meo sbte nieafitlcrj aetcotroyt akforeo ucru r
resnttdu ya,st hter aditthihaoatnvb esee n asbsyut mhneead r rative now
cartrhtyeh eotlhotaghtyae u thdoers itroc eosnv ey.
Sow hy1Vr itthebi osko ?Ifo unidnt e ecsrsyta ow ritthebi osko i na n
effotrocta l risfyo miem poritsasncutoe nsc etrhnteii nmfrgea meuss ed
by Gtehnee asuitsh ocrl-aar ifinceaetdbieotodhwn i tthihsnehc olarly
communaintwdyi thtihcneo mmunoiffat iyta hsa w holIenr. e cent
yeatrhspe,r imheivsatlio nGr eyn ehsabises e ans safruolmtee vded riy
rectbiuootnn o,ef wtohrehs itit htsa tsa kiernoc,an licloym,fre osm the
faitcho mmiutnTyh.ii lssa rgeclaybs eeta chuesih eta bse einn terpreted
inac ruadnevd i olmeanntna egra iintlssit t epruparorsyHe e.ne cw,h at
iwta osr ilgliiynn atetnodc eodm mucnaihtea s lbaereglneo olsnyti ts
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x Prfaece
modearund ieThnetc iem.pe re isou dsebdyt hGee neasuitsha oswr e,l l,
havbeee na lmost cmoimspulnedtoeederl,vsy ebt nyos cholasrese who
thper imheivsatlao ser seysn tiala illtyec rraerayt ion.
Asa y ouBnigb slteu dIefo nutn,md y selfi fintr hlmeil tye ralistic
camtph astam wo stb iobfls icchaoll awristhhs ikpea p etyieecps,ae l
ciawlhleiync t a mteoG ene1s-i1Ms1y i .n terprwealtsa artghieeollnyd
pristooan ne ra pomliongdetstheiatct soabnwil byl icala sac riticism
totoola t ttahcFeka iAtsih o.sft etnh cea sweh,ep nr ejuodfai nic ses ue
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givweasty om orree flecmtypi reocne,p otftih ocinrs i tbiecciasommne e
ofm orfrei etnhda n foe.
Oneo f itnhtee rpdreefitciivepenr ciimeaisrnp i llaiyynm yo wn
misunderwsattsah noadftmi insgi dentthpieufy prionsogef ntahrer a
tiivnme y e arsltiuedrIhi aeadsl .w aaysss utmhetadht pe u prosweats o
descet rhieebv etnatk pilnagw ciet htihnnea rraitnei xvaec dteitnagi l.
Hencei,n tmeyvr epm reetthfioledilsn atl oo nhgi stoofir nyt erpretation
thsaotu gtohm ta ksee nosfte he ev etnhtrso tuhgtehe xBtec.a uosfte h is
tencdyea,nn cyl atihmsa utg getshttaehtdde e scroiftp htei oendv iedn t
nocto rroenesdxp acatstl ohy o w thautn foelvwdeaentsdtoc latihma t
thBei bwlaems i staaknetdnh ,e renfooortfGe ,o dA.ft earli lGf,o wda s
thearneHd,e w atsh oen ceo mmunitchatete itxnhtgr otuhgaehu thor,
thetnht ee oxutg thotd eptihceetv eanctc uyr.Wa htaeltli bemrya ted
exegfreosmti hsii dswe aats os eteh tahtpe u ropsoeft he narrative was
nottod esctrhieebv ee bnuttt,ou se etvheteno ct o nvaem ye ssiang e
ancimeynttht iecr Imnos t.h er twhtoeer wxdatss, e rrretifoan nge vent,
buwta nso dte scrtihbaitn igene v xeatncettr Itmw sa.cs o nvetyhienogl
ogtyh roaunag nhc ient wlhainccgahur arwgiieet,dhi itdnse scriptions
mythiicm agtehrafoytr meedp igce ntrheasutn forttuenolanyl eyx ist
ino udra iynt he ofoffir cmt iHoenn.c aes ,i niegfvl eewn atds e csrbied
int hrdeieeffr ewnatyw si thtihBnei bolree v,e wni thtihnnea rrative
it,si ehtla afdb suotlenloiy m plicfoarwt hiatothnB esi bwla.es Ocnoeu ld
precveei aispt u rmealnym adaep ,a rtnewrhsehtiehpqe,uro a rhl i er
archbiectawlGe,oe dna nmda no,rt haitdt r popeodu otfh evaeonn
goldpelnaI tstei sm.ps layi d naostt owh hiaintwtg a bsce auiswtea tsh e
theoloogfhi izsittnohgrwa yatas tt hhee aritt so fp mreismgsaeaar,ny d
ass ucehx,a cdteitnagi lnso otwn eliryree rv ealtnot ntahrer abtuitv e,
wouhladv oeft egno titnte hnwe a oyf t htee xptup'ross es.
Butth ewraes eavnem no rfoeu ndatiisostnuhaelal et td om y mis
consttrhuneia ntguo rfte ha eu thloirt'epsr uparorsyae n,td h iactso n-
Praecfex i
texAttt .h eiasr sltyai gnmey c arceoenrt,we axtsth w ahti icmhm eidately
precaendfodel dl otwhepeda rtipcreuilcaoornpw eea rse adWihnagIt.
soolne aransme yds ,k idlelvsee ldwo,ap tsh caot ntietsxh tee n tire lit
erawroyr ikn terwpirtehtiietcndso ncewpotrulSadol.m etihsni ontg
jsuto uotfc ontwehxetin it l si ftfreodmi tism medcioanttese ixntc,e
conteixmtpuoarlht oalnedcqesu afolrbl oytm hi crom aacndrdoo m ains
ofat e(xti a.w eo.r,id ni tmso rpholaongldie cxafoilcr amtl,h waotr d
ini tssne etncteh,sen e tenicnae p aragtrhapepa hr,a graal pahr gienr
disceot,uh lreas rdgiesrc oursase ce twioiorbtn hoo iktn,h beo kow ithin
itasn ciseenttta inwndig t thihcnea nn.)oTh ed ebtahthaeat s raged on,
inclutdhinenu gm ermoiussi nterporfte htteae xttthi aoctnu srt rleyn
previasli alr,gd eulteyo a fa ilutrore e atdht ee xwti thailonlft hese
contesxptheueasWrl.h aitns e ediefosdr t hree atdoue nrd ertshtaatn d
languiansgo jetsu atb unocfhg rammaanrwd o rdbsuc,tu ltsuyrma-l
botlhsca otn juupir mea gients hi en divimdiunadl pw'shl eawnci etdh in
varitoyeupsos fl iterHaetnuctreole, e. a Crlna sHseibcraielnaw n a t
temtpout n derast teamxnutds a tl so iannec dluucdaoetft i haoenn c ient
NeaEra stweorrntl hdia stti gnwiifittehhs o lsien gusiysmotblisc. Once
ar eaddoeret sh ihseo, rs hmea ya lrseoa lthiacztre i tmiectdaholol o
giecso,m ptairmvaaet erainladil t,e rreaardyai rnnego ls o ntgherr eats,
bucto mpantiofao intssh,i, nt cheep yr oviimdpeo ritnafonrtm aitni on
deciphtehlreii nngguc iosnttoieftcx h tae n ciHeenbtrt ehwwa atus s ed
to wtrhibeti eb ltiecxatl.
Thiswi blcelo miem porfotra ntstht eu doefGn etn e1s-i11as,s h e
ors hwei blefal c ewdi tthhd ee citsoii notne tripmwreie ttth hinanat r ra
tiavsaep recise meacsourrreemsetpnotot han ecdt tshu aatl ( ie.vee.n,t
ane xacdteitnoagri al sa)l iteerlaermtyeh ncatot ntrtiobwuattrehdse
theoloogfai nez vienngt i natfa hrga rte,a dteegrtr heaean lictherroal
noloogrfay c tualb rdieantngia sni dli,v cilsdoeutraou l n derstanding his
orh eMra ker:
Acknowledgments
!WOUTLOD
LIKEt hankk itnlhdie b rsatraaytffP rincTheetoolno gical
Smeinaforryt hewiirl lintogs npeestnshdt e i mteoh elspo meone
who would boelt ohisenttr h wemiiasrse s sitvaeca knfosdr; t hger eat
discutshswaieto' nhvsaed d u ritnhdgea yIs wosupledtn hde re.
Iw ouldt otl hiaknek p rmeoysf sfoorrg si vmienag d iligteon ce
stutdhyte e ixnti tosr igliannaglu aangwdei st,ht ihbnei blwiocraillnd
whiicsthp kesas,ot hwaetm ighhetai irtno urIps r.a y tthvhioaslt u me
wiplrlo vey otulhraa btho ars bneoeitnn vain.
Iw oullidtk ote h aGnokr dAornt hwuhro, coptyhemidasin tued
scrAinpyrt e.m aiinmipnegr feacrpetu iromenylos yw n.
I'ldi tkote h aTnikn Caa mpbell Owheanrwsdo rfoikrnt yehper
settthiminasgn uscript.
Iw oullidtk ote h amnyk motMhiecrhB,eo lnen Neiec hwohlois s,
alwaacy osn sstuapnptoo fmr ytw orakn,td h pere son twhhroomu gh
chawoascs o nquoenmr yeb dea hlf.
Iw oualldls iotk ote h amnykb euatiwfuilfeA ,l liMsaorHnio ed ge,
whoo rganmiybz iebdl pihoaygn rpdau utpw ith mya bsmneecnaetsI a l
occumpyim eidnw di tthhp er esseuenbctjfot r tphsasete vmeonn ths.
Iw oullidtk ote h amnykc hilJdorneant,Ah laenx,aP nedteLerlir,y, ,
anAdn dr,foe rwb ienagc ontirneumailnt do ermGe o d'ovsfi ctoovreyr
chatohsr oHuiggshr acgiiooftufl s ei a fnpdr ersveatYiouo na.er vei
dentcheta 7htl ovCirnega ltiovaren isdss t aiwtl olr iknt hweo rtlodyd .a
Asa lwaSyoasDl ,e Gil oria.
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Abbreviations
ACCS AnciCehnrti Cstoimamaner noytnS cprtiure
AE TheA daEppai c
AEL AnciEegyntptiL aientra ture
AH Atar-sbsla
ANF Anet-iNceFnaet hers
ARAB AnciReenctoo rfAd syssr ainaBd a yblon
ARI AsysriRaoynaI ln spcitroins
AV AlphabeVterizsecihcdehesanr si ssy riusncdah kkean
discWhoretnde erCr u neiIfonrsmc riopfWt esitoenrsn
Asia
BBR BullefotrB iinib clRaels earch
BDB Brown-DrivHeerb-raBenrwdi gEgLnseg,xl niio scftho h e
OlTdse tmaent
BM BritMiusshe( uLmo ndMouns)e uimgsnsatur.
CAD TheA sysriDainic otnyo aftr hOer iaelIn ntstoiftt huet e
Univeyro fsC ihctiago
CANE Civiliozft ahAteni coiNneesan rEt a st
cc TheC haldCeoasonmg ony
CDA A ConcDiiiscoet nyo afAr kkadian
cos TheC ontoefSx cptrt iure
DCH Dictyio ofCn laarsHsebirceawl
DSS DeadS eSac rolls
EG TheE riGdeusn ies
Ee Enumeal is
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xviA bberviations
EN EnkainN din mab
ETCSL ElectTreoxCntori pcuo sfS umerLiiatne rature
GBHS A GuitdBoeb i liHceablrS eynwt ax
GE TheG igalmsehEp ic
GKC GeseinuHse'b rGeramwm ar
HALOT SEH ebreawnA dra maLiecx iocft ohOnel Tdse tamSetnutd,y
Edition
HS HebrSeynwt ax
IBHS IntrocdtuitoBonb i liHceablrS eynwt ax
JANES JuornoafAl n ciNeeanrEt a stSetrund ies
/BL JuornoafBl ii bclLailt erature
JNSL JuornoafNl or thwSeesmitiLc ta gnuages
Jouon GrammaofrB b iliHceablr ew
/SOT Juornfaortl h Set yuo dft hOel Tdse atment
JSOsTup Juornfaortl h Set yuo dft he TOetlsmade nStu pmpelnet
Series
JTS JuornoafThl e loogSitcuadli es
KAR KeilschraiftuAtssse uxrrte el eingIh inaoslts
KTU2 TheC uneifoArplmh aebtTixect fsrom UgraiRta,Is b n
Hanian Odt hPelra ces.
LHBOTSL ibroafHr eyb rewe /BOTilesbdtl amSetnutd ies
LXX TheS eptusapgieificnlctlat;yh ,Ge r eterka nsolfta htei on
Pentateuch
NIDOTET NewI netrnatDiioicnotanyol afO r lTdse tmaenThte oolgy
anEdx eegsis
NPNP NiceannePd o sitc-eFNnaet hSereris1e, s
NPNF2 NiceannePd o sitc-eNFnaet hSereris2e, s
OG TheG reterka nsolfa ttihoTenes tOalmdwe intethx, c ep
titoont hPee ntateuch
PG PatrolCougrisCauoesm plSeetruise,s Graeca
PL PatroCluorgsCiuoapsmel eSteursLi,ae tsi na
