Description: "Explores theological parallels between the ancient Egyptian story of Wenamun and the texts of the Hebrew prophets. It examines how Amun worshipers' theocratic claims influenced the southern Levant, encouraging scholars to reconsider the cultural context that shaped Iron Age Yahwism and the development of biblical monotheism"-- Provided by publisher.
Brief description: Christopher B. Hays is D. Wilson Moore Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Chair of Biblical Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and Research Associate of the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Hays is the author of Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East, The Origins of Isaiah 24-27, and Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah.
Review Quotes:
"The Story of Wenamun is an important but underresearched Egyptian text from the tenth century BCE. In this book, the first book-length study of Wenamun in English since 1975, Christopher Hays analyzes Wenamun's prophetic role and the points of convergence between the divine profiles of Amun and Yhwh. He demonstrates that the significance of the Story of Wenamun for biblical and prophetic studies is broader than has been acknowledged hitherto, giving new stimuli to the scholarly discussion on the cultural connections between ancient Egypt and Israel."
--Martti Nissinen, author of Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East