SCRIPTURE AND ITS RECEPTION HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN LITERARY TRADITION

Abstract

The biblical narrative is analysed in the context of the literary tradition of the ancient Near East. The role of the search for similarities between cosmogonic myths and the ideas of the author of the Book of Genesis for modern translations is revealed (for example, Genesis 1: 1-2). Given biblical criticism, such translations provide a clearer picture of the evolution of interpretations of the text within the biblical tradition. This allows readers to further understand where the original text is in the Bible and where its Reception History is.

The ways of creative processing and reception by biblical authors of material borrowed from the literary tradition of the ancient Near East are traced. On the example of individual biblical texts, it is proved that historical reception is characteristic of their authors, and biblical criticism and Reception History not only do not contradict each other but should also be considered as integral methodological principles of the unified exegetical space of the Bible; opposing Reception Historical to biblical criticism is considered methodologically impractical.