Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East

by Victor H. Matthews, Don C. Benjamin

An exploration of the parallels between Old Testament texts and contemporary writings from Mesopotamia, Egypt, and elsewhere in the Middle East. The fifth edition expands on the first four with additional texts. Don Benjamin and Victor Matthews have been working in the field of Old Testament scholarship for almost forty years. Matthews is dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs at Missouri State University, and Don Benjamin teaches biblical and Near Eastern studies at Arizona State University.
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488 pages, Paperback

Published November 7, 2023

About the author

Victor Harold Matthews (PhD, Brandeis University) is dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books, including Manners and Customs in the Bible, Studying the Ancient Israelites, Old Testament Turning Points, and The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Genesis–Deuteronomy.