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<div class="blurb"> <div class="fragment "> <strong>General Editor: </strong>William W. Hallo <br><strong>Associate Editor:</strong> K. Lawson Younger, Jr. <br>Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World <br><br>The Context of Scripture Online illuminatingly presents the multi-faceted world of ancient writing that forms the colorful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. Designed as a thorough and enduring reference work for all engaged in the study of the Bible and the ancient Near East, the Context of Scripture Online provides reliable access to a broad, balanced, and representative collection of Ancient Near Eastern texts that have an impact on the interpretation of the Bible. 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