The Food of Life and the Food of Death in Texts from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East

Ingrid Hjelm

The Food of Life and the Food of Death in Texts from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East

Section of Biblical Exegesis

Abstract

This article examines the Garden Story of Genesis 2-3, the Book of Proverb’s discourse on Wisdom and Folly, and 1 Samuel 25’s story about Nabal and Abigail in light of the Mesopotamian myth of Adapa’s play with motifs of wisdom, divinity and immortality. All these narratives expose ambiguities that put their protagonists and their audience to the test: can the created see through the trickster play of the gods and make the right choice?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biblical Narratives, Archaeology and Historicity. : Essays In Honour of Thomas L. Thompson.
Editors	Lukasz Niesiolowski-Spanò, Emanuel Pfoh
Number of pages	16
Place of Publication	London and New york
Publisher	Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Publication date	1 Jan 2019
Pages	159-175
ISBN (Print)	978-0-5676-8656-5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-5676-8657-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

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The Food of Life and the Food of Death in Texts from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East. / Hjelm, Ingrid.
Biblical Narratives, Archaeology and Historicity. : Essays In Honour of Thomas L. Thompson.. ed. / Lukasz Niesiolowski-Spanò; Emanuel Pfoh. London and New york: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2019. p. 159-175.

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