Seshat and Lady Wisdom: Prov 8 in Light of the Demotic Book of Thoth.
The Demotic Book of Thoth has received surprisingly little attention in exegetical research, although it was a well-known text in Late Period Egypt. Since the Book of Thoth and Prov 1–9 are closely related in terms of dating, cultural background, and genre, a comparison of these two texts is overdue...
| Published in: | Vetus Testamentum Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 216 - 237 |
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2024
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