>>the parallelism of Isaac and Ishmael, both of whom received God's blessing in Genesis, is seen as an ethnographic myth.
*Seen by whom ? O.K.Scholars of the ANE. Here's a small bibliography for your interest:
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Spieckermann, H. 1982. Juda unter Assur in der Sargonidenzeit. Göttingen. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
