Semitic Words in Egyptian Texts of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period

Kim był Abraham i skąd pochodził? Kilka uwag na temat potencjalnych śladów tradycji o Abrahamie

“…Ponadto samą tego rodzaju imienną identyfikację egipskiego zapisu, wbrew opinii zwolenników takiej interpretacji, trudno również uznać za "entirely certain" 19 . Niemniej warto się jej ponownie przyjrzeć, gdyż we współczesnej dyskusji powórciła ona w nowym wariancie.…”

“…Zastosowana do zwierząt, przyjmuje sens "błądzić, zagubić się" (1Sm 9,3. 20;Ps 119,176;Jr 50,6;Ez 34,4.16;Hi 31,19) 51 . Czasownik ten używany jest wtedy w sytuacjach, gdy owca gubi swoje stado.…”

The Comparative Use of Ancient Near Eastern Texts in the Study of the Hebrew Bible

“…Interactions between Canaan and Egypt in regards to economy, administrative texts, royal hymns, and even influences on the narratives in Genesis 1–11 have been the subjects of many studies (see the works by van Seters 2004; Shupak 2004; Strange 2004). For example, for over 80 years it has been recognized that Hebrew wisdom literature was part of a larger ancient Near Eastern wisdom tradition (e.g., Emerton 2001; Hoch 1994; Overland 1996; Rösel 2000; Schneider 1992; Shupak 1989–1990), especially the book of Proverbs (see 22:17–24:22) and its Egyptian counterpart, the Instruction of Amememope (Washington 1994, pp. 4–5).…”

Canaanite Varieties in the Secondmillennium Bc: Can We Dispensewith Anachronism?

“…Sivan's work (1984), with all its limitations (see Huehnergard 1987b;van Soldt 1989), can be used as a start towards a comprehensive, large-scope study to replace Harris' 1939 work. The study of dialects in the first millennium BC, either as reflected in the Bible (an enterprise mostly taken by Rendsburg; see his state-ofthe-art paper in this volume) or as reflected in external sources (e.g., Garr 1985), may also take advantage of the diachronic aspect, which can be disclosed by meticulous, punctilious scrutiny of the Amarna textual materials and other second millennium sources (inscriptions in consonantal script, e.g., Sass 1988 and Egyptian materials; e.g., Hoch 1994;Sivan and Cochavi-Rainey 1992). For such an endeavor to take place, some theoretical premises must stand in the background, including extralinguistic issues.…”