Life and Mortality in Ugaritic by Matthew Mcaffee
Identifies and analyzes the Ugaritic terms most commonly used to talk about life and mortality in order to construct a more representative framework of the ancient perspective on these topics.“McAffee. . brings much-needed nuance to past philological discussions and is able to confirm and reject previous proposals based on both etymological and literary analysis. McAffee’s most important contribution, however, is drawing attention to the relevance of [concepts related to life and mortality] to the realm of the living, which provides a significant expansion on past research that has primarily addressed them in the context of funerary cult.”
—Timothy Hogue Review of Biblical Literature
“Although it is ‘primarily a lexical study,’ the very detailed lexical analysis also provides the basis for elucidating aspects of the literary material and . . . what the people of Ugarit believed about living and dying.”
—Adrian Curtis Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Matthew McAffee is Provost at Welch College, where he teaches Biblical Studies in the School of Theology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781575066639 |
| ISBN 10 | 1575066637 |
| Title | Life and Mortality in Ugaritic |
| Author | Matthew Mcaffee |
| Series | Explorations In Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 2019-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 392 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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