David B. Schreiner is associate professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean at Wesley Biblical Seminary. Drew S. Holland is assistant professor and Program Coordinator of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Tennessee Southern.
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Acknowledgments Introduction: The Convergence of Form Criticism and the Contextual Approach Chapter One: The Enuma Elish, the Memphite Theology, and Genesis 1: A Contextual Trialogue Chapter Two: The Birth Narratives of Sargon, Cyrus, and Moses Chapter Three: Torn Garments, Mourning, and History: The Historiographical Appropriation of Tearing Garments Chapter Four: Gilgamesh, Akka, and Rehoboam Chapter Five: Israel's Appropriation of the King List Tradition Chapter Six: A Prototype? Comparing the Letter-prayers of Sin-iddinam and Hezekiah Chapter Seven: Song of Songs and "Give It Away" as a Study in Contextual Difference Conclusions and Ways Forward Bibliography Index About the Authors
The comparative method continues to mature and shed greater light as our knowledge and self-awareness increase, and this new volume carries that conversation forward. Students of the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East will benefit from exploring its case studies alongside Schreiner and Holland. -- Christopher B. Hays, Fuller Theological Seminary