Digging Up the Bible?

Digging Up the Bible? PDF

Author: Margreet L. Steiner

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9789088908736

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This book describes the history, context and results of the Dutch excavations at Tell Deir Alla in Jordan (1960-1967).

The Balaam Text from Deir ʻAlla Re-evaluated

The Balaam Text from Deir ʻAlla Re-evaluated PDF

Author: Jacob Hoftijzer

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9789004093171

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The book concerns the inscription written on wall plaster discovered in 1967 at Deir cAlla in the Jordan Valley, and published in 1976. Using new data and the discussions about the text available to date, it deals with six different aspects of study of the text, namely the archaeological context, the palaeography, the general interpretation as well as the interpretation of several separate passages, the language used, and its relation to Old Testament studies.