Ancient Egypt and the Old Testament

Contents
	illustrations
	Poreword
	Preface
	Abbreviations
	Figure 1
	Egypt
	Egypt and the Bible: A Neglected Subject
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	Cosmologies e Ancient Near East
	Mesopotamia
	The Egyptian and Genesis
	Cosmogonies
	Potiph aP s Standing in Egyptian Society
	Potiphar
	S£ris Parecoh
	&ar Hattabbahim
	The Egyptian Setting of the Serpent Confrontation
	Polemical Parallels in Exodus
	The Serpent Confrontation as a Paradigm
	Transmogrification of the Staff of Aaron
	The Ophidian in Ancient Egypt
	The Irony in the Serpent Confrontation
	The Imitative Powers of the Egyptian Magicians
	The Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart
	An Exegetical and Historical Consideration of the Ten Plagues o f Egypt
	The Two Major Positions of Modem Scholarship
	The Plagues as a Polemic
	The Plagues as De-Creation
	The Concept of Ma’at
	The Travel Itinerary of the Hebrews from Egypt
	From Egypt to the Wilderness (Num. 33:3-8)
	The Egyptian Complexion of the Bronze Serpent
	Geographical Context
	Fiery Serpents
	Standards
	Egyptian Influence on the United Monarchy
	Solomon's Marriage to Pharaoh's Daughter
	Solomon's Taxation System
	Administrative Structures
	Miscellaneous Parallels
	Shishak/s Invasion of Palestine at the Beginning of the Divided Monarchu
	The Bubastite Portal at Kamak Construction and Date
	Reasons for the Invasion
	Appendix: Commentary on the Bubastite Portal
	The ttInstruction of Amenemope” Book of Proverbs
	Proverbs 22 and Amenemope
	Knowing the Divine Will: The Art of Divination in Ancient Egypt
	Oracles
	Astrology
	Communication with the Dead
	Lecanomancy
	Prophecy
	Dreams and Dream Interpretation
	Joseph and Dream Interpretation
	Hebrew Prophecies against Egypt: The Nile Curse Passages
	A Representative Curse and Its Background
	The Nile Inundation
	bibliography (1?75~5^)
	Scripture Index
	Subject Index