Abstract
Abstract Amongst Hebrew Bible scholars the question of the understanding of biblical key terms and concepts pertaining to the human condition has attracted a fair amount of interest. And amongst those key terms and concepts it is the concept of nefeš that has proved to be particularly attractive and challenging. New light is thrown on the biblical concept by the recent discovery of the Katumuwa stele in Zincirli. The present article examines the evidence and draws conclusions with regard to the history of the concept of nefeš in the Hebrew Bible and in North-West Semitic literature and religion generally.
Highlights
Amongst Hebrew Bible scholars of a variety of languages and traditions—and not just amongst those who take a special interest in social anthropology and its uses for the understanding of ancient Northwest-Semitic texts and artefacts— the question of the understanding of biblical key terms and concepts pertaining to the human condition has attracted a fair amount of interest.[1]
Amongst Hebrew Bible scholars the question of the understanding of biblical key terms and concepts pertaining to the human condition has attracted a fair amount of interest
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Summary
Amongst Hebrew Bible scholars of a variety of languages and traditions—and not just amongst those who take a special interest in social anthropology and its uses for the understanding of ancient Northwest-Semitic texts and artefacts— the question of the understanding of biblical key terms and concepts pertaining to the human condition has attracted a fair amount of interest.[1].
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