The study of Ancient Egypt's influence on the Hebrew Bible has intrigued scholars since antiquity, beginning with historians like Herodotus and continuing through modern scholarship. This course examines the cultural connections and interactions between Ancient Egypt and the Hebrew Bible, focusing on literary parallels and shared themes. It explores texts such as Psalm 104 and the Egyptian Hymn to the Aten, Proverbs 22-23 and the Instruction of Amenemope, as well as lesser-known works like Psalm 20 and an Aramaic-Demotic papyrus from Ptolemaic Egypt.
The course emphasizes Egyptian literature from the 1st millennium BCE, especially its later period, when much of the Hebrew Bible was composed. Scholars increasingly view the Second Temple Period, encompassing the Persian and Hellenistic eras, as critical to the Bible's formation. Additionally, the course examines material from the Judean/Aramaic colony at Elephantine, which offers fresh insights into the cultural exchange between Egypt and the Hebrew Bible.
Please ask my secretary for the Moodle course key, stating your degree program: carmen.bluhm@hu-berlin.de
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