Ritual and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East

edited by Tzvi Abusch, Alan Lenzi and Jeffrey Stackert

Book cover: Ritual and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East

Extent: 265 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Biblical Studies, Classical Studies

Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament

Series volume number: 184

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(February 2025)

ISBN: 9783161638794

6.5 x 9.65 inches

Price: $162.00

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In this volume, the contributors focus on ritual and law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East. The studies included treat various texts and material culture, cultic ritual, and comparative mythology.


The authors of this volume celebrate the contributions of David P. Wright to the fields of biblical studies and ancient Near Eastern studies. They place particular focus on topics of ritual and law, the major concerns of Wright’s scholarship. The studies included deal with various texts and issues in the Hebrew Bible, Mesopotamian texts and material culture, Hittite cultic ritual, and comparative mythology.

  • Edited by Tzvi Abusch
  • Edited by Alan Lenzi
  • Edited by Jeffrey Stackert