List of texts corresponding with the Bible
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Texts corresponding with the bible are often used to corroborate history surrounding the events mentioned[1]
| Title | Date | Biblical Parallels |
|---|---|---|
| Memphite Creation | 2700 BC | Gen 1-2 |
| Famine Stela | 2700 BC | Gen 12:10; 41:1-57 |
| Instructions of Ptah Hotep | ~2500 BC | Prov 2; 6:1-35; 23:1-35; 25:1-26:28; Eccl 1-12 |
| Sargon Legend | 2000s BC | Exod 2 |
| Epic of Gilgamesh | 1900 BC | Gen 6-9 |
| Code of Hammurabi | ~1750 BC | Exod 20-24; Lev 16-26; Duet 12-26 |
| Mari Tablets | 1700s BC | Gen 1:1-Num 36:13 |
| Atrahasis Epic | 1700s BC | Gen 1-11 |
| Amarna Letters and Tell el-Amarna Tablets | 1550~1150 BC | Josh 1-24 |
| Ras Shamra Tablets | 1400s BC | |
| Merneptah Stela | 1209 BC | Josh 1-24 |
| Ludlul Bel Nemeqi | 1000 BC | Job 1:1-42:17} |
See also[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer: Readings from the Ancient Near East (2002)
- William W. Hallo & K. Lawson Younger: The Context of Scripture (2003)
- Miriam Lichtheim: Ancient Egyptian Literature (1971-1980)
- Victor H. Matthews & Don C. Benjamin: Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East (2006)
- James B. Pritchard: Ancient Near East Texts Relating to the Old Testament (1969)
- Kenton L. Sparks: Ancient Texts for the Study of the Hebrew Bible (2005)
References[edit]
- ^ "Readings from the ancient near east". Ancient texts. Breata. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.