Book contents
- Stories of Origins in the Bible and Ancient Mediterranean Literature
- Stories of Origins in the Bible and Ancient Mediterranean Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I After the Flood and Before It
- Part II From Man to Nation: Literary Patterns
- 5 The “First Inventor” Pattern in Eastern Mediterranean Origin Traditions
- 6 The “Two Brothers – Two Nations” Pattern in Eastern Mediterranean Origin Traditions
- 7 The Founding Father as Settler
- 8 The History of the Genre
- Bibliography
- Index of Sources
- Index of Names and Places
8 - The History of the Genre
Origin Stories in Biblical and Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Literature
from Part II - From Man to Nation: Literary Patterns
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 December 2023
Book contents
- Stories of Origins in the Bible and Ancient Mediterranean Literature
- Stories of Origins in the Bible and Ancient Mediterranean Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I After the Flood and Before It
- Part II From Man to Nation: Literary Patterns
- 5 The “First Inventor” Pattern in Eastern Mediterranean Origin Traditions
- 6 The “Two Brothers – Two Nations” Pattern in Eastern Mediterranean Origin Traditions
- 7 The Founding Father as Settler
- 8 The History of the Genre
- Bibliography
- Index of Sources
- Index of Names and Places
Summary
After a survey of the characteristic features of the genre of origin stories in biblical, Greek, and Phoenician sources, this chapter attempts to trace the history of the genre and the circumstances that led to its appearance in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Mediterranean literature, from its sources of inspiration in the Near East until its establishment in the eastern Mediterranean in the second quarter of the first millennium bce.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023