claim · claim_deir_alla_shared_balaam_not_direct_dependence
The Deir Alla and biblical Balaam traditions share a named seer and motifs, but direct textual dependence in either direction is not demonstrated.
The Deir Alla and biblical Balaam traditions share a named seer and motifs, but direct textual dependence in either direction is not demonstrated.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
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Contradicting sources
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Other source context
- informs · contextualizes
The Balaam Text from Deir ‘Alla — Jo Ann Hackett (1984)Documents similarities and differences.
Locator: comparative philology - informs · critiques interpretation
The Balaam Text from Deir ‘Alla Re-evaluated — Gerrit van der Kooij, Jacob Hoftijzer (1991)Preserves alternatives.
Locator: re-evaluated text and comparisons