Comments on: Allusions to the Stream of Tradition in Neo-Assyrian Oracles

By: Alan Lenzi

Alan Lenzi — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:41:06 +0000

No one plows quickly through Fishbane’s opus. You need a week to ten days of full time reading to read that book right.

By: Charles Halton’s ANES Article « Daniel O. McClellan

Charles Halton’s ANES Article « Daniel O. McClellan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:12:11 +0000

[...] Charles Halton has been kind enough to make available a pre-pub version of his article “Allusions to the Stream of Tradition in Neo-Assyrian Oracles” (Ancient Near Eastern Studies 46 [2009]: 50–61). In it he applies literary-critical analysis to several Neo-Assyrian prophetic oracles which make allusion to a specific set of standard texts, namely Adapa and the South Wind, Atrahasis, and the Gilgamesh Epic. Dr. Halton ultimately seeks to raise appreciation for the literary abilities of the Neo-Assyrian prophets, but the article also bears on the literary criticism of the Bible. I hope no one minds if I comment briefly on this relationship. [...]

By: Joseph Kelly

Joseph Kelly — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:21:40 +0000

This is great Charles. For my Old Testament World class this semester, I am planning to write a paper on intertextuality. Right now, my professor has recommended I plow quickly through Fishbane (BIAI) and try to follow the academic discussion since 1985 before narrowing in on any particular facet of the field. Your article/bibliography is timely! I would love any recommendations/suggestions you may have.