Daniel Hawk

Distinctions with a difference: essays on myth, history, and scripture in honor of John N. Oswalt

The question of Israel's distinctiveness in the ancient Near East was a central concern of the bi... more The question of Israel's distinctiveness in the ancient Near East was a central concern of the biblical theology movement in the mid-twentieth century. The excessive claims and overstatements of that movement were corrected later in the twentieth century. Most scholars today assume the question is settled in a consensus that Old Testament Israel was not distinctive, and was completely at home in the ancient world in every respect. This paper explores three ways in which ancient Israel was indeed at home in ancient Near Eastern culture, while also suggesting ways in which Israel's religious convictions led to a genuinely unique profile in the ancient world.

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