Subtitle: Laws and Stories From the Ancient Near East

Old Testament Parallels is a readable anthology of ancient texts related to the Bible. 

The texts are dynamically equivalent in the way they were heard, felt and understood in their own worlds. They are analogs to parts of the Old Testament and are arranged in order according to the canonical text that each parallels.

This is an important supplement to the study of Hebrew scriptures, puts those scriptures in context and enables discovery of what is/is not distinctive in Hebrew scripture. 

This third edition reflects ongoing work and new discoveries.

Features:

1. Introduction to each chapter describing the physical appearance of each text, its language, where it was recovered, where it is preserved today, and a summary of its contents.
2. Subject index of personal names, place-names, and general topics.
3. Bibliography.
4. Outline of the history of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Israel.

431 pages.  Softcover.