Comparing the Hebrew Bible with ancient Greek traditions

THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION:

Approaching Comparisons with Ancient Greek Traditions

In the corpus of Archaic and Classical Greece written at roughly the same time as the Hebrew Bible’s various compositions, there are a number of similar kinds of stories. In many cases, in fact, they are more similar than either is to Near Eastern compositions.

See also Ancient Israel, Judah, and Greece: Laying the Foundations of a Comparative Approach. (Sheffield Phoenix, 2024).

By Andrew Tobolowsky
William & Mary
January 2025

Cross-file under New Book.

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