Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Jim,

You really need to read up on literary motifs and techniques in biblical 
literature. I suggest you start with Robert Alter's 'The Art of Biblical 
Narrative', and keep reading after that. The biggest hurdle in your theories 
is the fact that no one in the biblical narratives has the same name as 
anyone in the Amarna correspondence. That's pretty big misalignment. (Ok, go 
ahead and tell me how apparently that's of no significance...)


GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au