Sages with a sense of humor: the Babylonian dialogue between a master and his servant and the Book of Qohelet

Edward L Greenstein

The Zalman Shamir Department of Hebrew Bible at Bar-Ilan University

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wisdom Literature in Mesopotamia and Israel
Pages	55-65
Number of pages	11
State	Published - 2007

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Appeared in Hebrew "בית מקרא" 44, ב (תשנט) 97-106

RAMBI Publications

RAMBI Publications
Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Bible
Babylonia -- History -- To 634
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible -- Ecclesiastes -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Middle Eastern literature, Ancient -- History and criticism
Wit and humor in the Bible

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Greenstein, E. L. (2007). Sages with a sense of humor: the Babylonian dialogue between a master and his servant and the Book of Qohelet. In Wisdom Literature in Mesopotamia and Israel (pp. 55-65) https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/44034655/Greenstein_Sages_with_a_Sense_of_Humor-libre.pdf?1458749582=&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%3DSages_with_a_Sense_of_Humor.pdf&Expires=1730295746&Signature=Xp1B1m5DMOGiIwu7HFfyPFGAsogJZkhjtdAPxqBfMUU2OxVO9XTkb1gUVbxPxs5~ID~Mhu5NbH~HDmbyI8lZc4LXMEZ2V5FhJWm-XkAUpAZJVaG7DLO2YBEaEys9GAmV9OuphIStCnQPr-5AN3TPFM4MbN1Ck3PGeVcEWuPC817geHq3ST3NvY5mFkbJNtwImnxYzeg-R9-Ihw1ZwXZ9SoCNH12F-AtbwipqIR0PoNpyM92Y4idONz8OT4PThrhKMgSJ~MHEuUX4cjh6jKzhj5BUnMU5uglmG8dzEeJqB5H489VCNBCjxt5A8t9UhVEo0xLEsplFiegINw0i4x05ug__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA

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