An examination of prayer and other techniques of plague aversion in the Hebrew Bible in the light of other ancient Near Eastern texts : a comparative study
This dissertation examines the phenomenon of using prayer and other techniques to avert, remove, or transfer plague in the ancient Near East. The first chapter examines the phenomenon of divine-human communication and establishes a definition of prayer that is derived from ANE material. Theories con...
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University of Cambridge
1997
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.598137 |