Published: 2023-12-221

Near Eastern and Greek Influences on the Hebrew Bible – Historical Perspective

Abstract

The paper addresses the question of Mesopotamian and Greek influences on the Hebrew Bible. The text focuses on two possible contexts of cultural transfer. The first part deals with the impact of Mesopotamian legal tradition on biblical texts. The second part presents the survey of the question of the influence of Greek literary patterns (in particular: historiography) on Biblical traditions. Authors discuss possible contexts of contact between the Judeans and Mesopotamian/Greek cultures and propose periods when cultural transfer from these regions to Palestine seems to be most plausible.

Keywords:

cultural transfer, Hebrew Bible, Biblical Law, Historiography, Judah, Judeans, Ancient Near Eastern Law, Persian period, Hellenistic period

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Łukasz, Poloczek, S., & Ziemba, K. (2023). Near Eastern and Greek Influences on the Hebrew Bible – Historical Perspective. Theological Yearbook, 65(2), 199–247. https://doi.org/10.36124/rt.2023.10

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