Publications
Prof. Shupak Nili
Ph.D. Dissertation
Selected Terms in the Biblical Wisdom Literature in Comparison to the
Egyptian Wisdom Literature. The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1984.
Books
Authored Books
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Egyptian Wisdom Texts - Reading Book, Miluot, Haifa, 1987 (2nd edition), 53pp.
(Hebrew).
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Introduction to Old Testament Wisdom Literature, in Introduction to Old Testament
Literature, edited by Z. Weisman, The Open University, Tel Aviv, 1990, 159 pp.
(Hebrew).
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Where Can Wisdom Be Found? The Sage's Language in the Bible and in Ancient Egyptian
Literature, Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 130, University Press, Freiburg Schweiz, 1993,
508 pp.
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Proverbs - A Commentary (Introductions + Exegesis to Chaps. 1-9, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31),
The World of the Bible, Tel Aviv, 1996, pp. 1-83, 145-167, 202-216 (Hebrew).
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Ancient Egyptian Wisdom, The Biblical Encyclopaedia Library, Mosad Bialik, Jerusalem
(in preparation)
Edited Books
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Texts, Temples and Traditions: A Tribute to Menachem Haran, edited by M.V. Fox,
V.A. Hurowitz, A. Hurvitz, M.L. Klein, B.J. Schwarts and Nili Shupak (Hebrew editor),
Eisenbrauns, Indianna, 1996, 571 pp.
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Scribes, Schools and Libraries in Antiquity, Hecht Museum, University of Haifa, 1996,
95 pp. (Hebrew + English Abstracts).
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Proverbs - A Commentary, Introductions + Exegesis to Chaps 10-22, 25-29, The World of
the Bible, Tel Aviv, 1996, pp. 84-145, 168-201 (see Books no. 4).
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The Origin of Israel: Biblical Tradition and Modern Research, Beit Mikra 176 (2004),
130 pp.
Articles
Articles in Refereed Journals
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"Some Common Idioms in the Biblical and Egyptian Wisdom Literature" in Shnaton, an
Annual for Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2 (1977), pp. 233-236 (Hebrew).
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"Stylistic and Terminological Traits Common to Biblical and Egyptian Literature", Die
Welt des Orients 14 (1983), pp. 216-230.
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"Egyptian Terms and Features in the Biblical Wisdom", Tarbiz 54/4 (1985), pp. 475-483
(Hebrew).
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"The 'Sitz im Leben' of the Book of Proverbs in the Light of a Comparison of Biblical and
Egyptian Wisdom Literature", Revue Biblique 94/1 (1987), pp. 98-119.
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"New Light on Shamgar Son of ‘Anath", Biblica 70 (1989), pp. 517-525.
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Hebrew Version in Beit Mikra 142 (1995), pp. 212-223.
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"Comparative Aspects of Biblical and Ancient Egyptian Wisdom", Bulletin of the Israeli
Academic Center in Cairo 11 (1989), pp. 4-11.
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"Egyptian 'Prophecy' and Biblical Prophecy: Did the Phenomenon of Prophecy, in the
Biblical Sense, Exist in Ancient Egypt?" Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux, 31
(1989-1990), pp. 5-40.
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Hebrew Version in Shnaton, an Annual for Biblical and Near Eastern Studies 11 (1997),
pp. 252-284.
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"Egyptian 'Prophetic' Writings and Biblical Wisdom Literature", Biblische Notizen, 54,
(1990), pp. 81-102.
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"A New Source for the Study of the Judiciary and Law of Ancient Egypt - 'The Tale of
the Eloquent Peasant'", Journal of Near Eastern Studies 51/1 (1992), pp. 1-18.
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"'Canon' and 'Canonization' in Ancient Egypt", Bibliotheca Orientalis, 58 (2001), pp. 535547.
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"The God from Teman and the Egyptian Sun God: A Reconsideration of Habakkuk 3,3-7",
Homage to Shmuel: Studies in the World of the Bible, editors Z. Talshir, S. Yona and D.
Sivan, University of Beer Sheva and Mosad Bialik, Jerusalem 2001, pp.409- 432
(Hebrew)
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A revised edition in English: "The God from Teman and the Egyptian Sun God: A
Reconsideration of Habakkuk 3,3-7", Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Society, Columbia
University, 28 (2001), pp. 97-116.
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N. Shupak and H. Pitsch, "Egyptian Finds from the Amarna Period at the Hecht
Museum", Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica,31 (2000-2005),pp.45-67.
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"The Terminology of Biblical Wisdom Literature as a Tool for the Reconstruction of
Learning Methods in Ancient Israel ", Vetus Testamentum 53/3 (2003), pp. 416-422.
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"The Egyptian Material as a Tool for the Clarification of the Origin of Israel", Beit Miqra
176 (2003), pp. 67-88.
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"A Fresh Look at the Dreams of the Officials and of Pharaoh in the Story of Joseph
(Genesis 40-41) in the Light of Egyptian Dreams", Shnaton, an Annual for Biblical and
Near Eastern Studies 15 (2005), pp. 55-95. (Hebrew)
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An English updated version in Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Studies 30 (2005),
pp.103-138 ( forthcoming).
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" Two Play-words in the Dreams of the Ministers of Pharaoh in Genesis 40: 5- 22",
Studies in Bible and Exegesis 8 (2006). 19 pp. (forthcoming).
Encycopaedic Articles
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Encyclopaedia Hebraica" "Egypt: The Literature of Ancient Egypt", vol. 24, pp. 228-232;
"Nefer-iti", vol. 25, p. 304; "Pyramid", vol. 27, pp. 779-782; "Fayum-El", vol. 27, pp.
630-631; "Pharoah", vol. 28, p. 409 (Hebrew).
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Encyclopaedia Judaica: Thirteen articles dealing with Biblical studies and archaeology,
for example - "Jachin and Boaz", vol. 9, pp. 1186-1189; "Leah", vol. 10, pp. 1525-1526;
'Shevnah", vol. 14, pp. 1329-1330, etc. Keter, Jersualem, 1972ff.
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The World of the Bible, edited by M. Haran and S. Talmon, Jerusalem, 1982 ff. Articles
in the Books of Genesis, Exodus, Kings, etc.
Articles or Chapters in Books Which Are Not Conference Proceedings
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"Some Idioms Connected with the Concept of Heart in Egypt and the Bible", in
Pharoanic Egypt, ed. S. Israelit-Groll, Magnes, Jerusalem, 1985, pp. 202-212.
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"The Story of Joseph: Legend or History", in Texts, Temples and Traditions: A Tribute
to Menachem Haran, eds. M.V. Fox, V.A. Hurowitz, A. Hurvitz, M.L. Klein, B.J.
Schwartz and Nili Shupak, Eisenbrauns, Indiana,1996, pp. 125*-133* (Hebrew +English
Abstract).
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"The Positive and Negative Human Types in the Egyptian School Texts and the Old
Testament Wisdom Literature" in Scribes, Schools and Libraries in Antiquity, Hecht
Museum, The University of Haifa, 1996 pp. 39-48 (Hebrew + English Abstract).
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"'And Joseph Commanded His Servants, the Physicians to Embalm His Father' (Gen.
50:2): The Physicians ‫ רופאים‬in the Joseph Story", in Illness and Healing in Ancient
Times, Hecht Museum, University of Haifa, 1996, pp.7-13, 6*- 7* (Hebrew + English
Abstract).
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The Chapter "Prophecy" - Translation, notes and glossary of the following Egyptian
texts: The Eloquent Peasant, The Complaint of Khakheperré - Sonb, The Prophecies of
Neferti , The Dispute Between a Man and His Ba , The Context of Scripture, Canonical
Compositions from the Biblical World, eds. W.W. Hallo, and K. l. Younger, Brill, 19972002, vol. 1, pp. 93-110, vol. 3, pp. 321-326.
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"Father's Instruction in Ancient Egypt", in Education and History, eds. R. Feldhay and I.
Etkes, The Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History, 1999, pp. 13-21 (Hebrew).
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"Hzq, Kbd, Qsh Leb, the Hardenig of Pharaoh's Heart in Exodus 4-15:21: Seen Negatively
in the Bible but Favorably in Egyptian Sources", Egypt Israel and the Mediterranean
Worlds : Studies in Honor of Donald B. Redford, eds. G.N. Knoppers and A. Hirsch,
Brill, Leiden 2004, pp. 389- 403.
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" The Instruction of Amenemope and Proverbs 22:17- 24:22 from the Perspective of
Contemporary Research", Seeking Out the Wisdom of the Ancients , Essays Offered to
Honor Michael V. Fox, eds. R. L. Troxel et al., Winona Lake-Indiana, Eisenbrauns 2005,
pp. 389- 403
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"The Egyptian Prophecy - A Reconsideration ", " Von reichlich ägyptischem Verstande"
Festschrift für Waltraud Guglielmi, eds. K. Zibelius- Chen and H. Werner- Fischer,
Wiesbaden 2006, pp. 133-144.
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"Biblical and Egyptian Literatures", The Literature of the Old Testament, ed. D.
Rozenthal, Yad Yzchaq Ben Zvi, Jerusalem 2007 , 50pp. (forthcoming).
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"'Circumcised of Lips'- An Egyptian Element in the book of Exodus?", Festschrift for
Prof. Adam Zartal, eds. M. Helzer et al., 2007, 15 pp. (forthcoming).
Articles in Conference Proceedings
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"The Didactic Background of the Book of Proverbs", Proceedings of the
9th World Congress of Jewish Studies, 1985, pp. 293-300, (a short
version of item c/4) (Hebrew).
"Instruction and Teaching Appellations in Egyptian Wisdom Literature and
their Biblical Counterparts", Akten des Vierten Internationalen
Aegyptologen Kongresses, Munich, 1985, Beitraege zur Studien fuer
altaegyptische Kultur 3 (1988), pp. 193-200.
"Did the Phenomenon of Prophecy in the Biblical Sense Exist in Ancient
Egypt?", Proceedings of the 10th World Congress for Jewish Studies,
1990, pp. 59-64 (a short version of item c/7) (Hebrew).
"The Story of Joseph: Legend or History?", Proceedings of the 11th World
Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, 1994, pp. 17-22 (a short version
of item d/2) (Hebrew).
"Canon and Canonization in Ancient Egypt", in Libraries and Books'
Collections,
eds. Y. Kaplanand and M. Sluhovsky, The Zalman Shazar Center for
Jewish History, Jerusalem 2006, pp.15-31 (Hebrew version of a/10).
" Funeral and Burial Methods in the Story of Joseph", Ktoneth Hapasim
Shel Yoseph- Sipur Yoseph Bamiqra Ubire'i Hadoroth, ed. L. Mazor,
Magnes, Jerusalem, 12 pp. (forthcoming) ( Hebrew).
Other
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"The 'Monotheism' of Moses and the 'Monotheism' of Akhenaten", in The Bible as a
Meeting Point of Cultures through the Ages, Sevivoth, 34 (1995), pp. 18-27.
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"On Methods of Learning in the Biblical Period and Today '‫'חנוך לנער לפי דרכו‬
(Prov. 22, 6)", in Essays on Education and the Bible, Subjects in Education 4
(1995), pp. 92-105.
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"Animals Drawings in Ancient Egypt: The World's First Mickey Mouse?" in Depictions
of Animals from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Hecht Museum, University of Haifa,
1999, pp. 19-23*, 15-19.
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"Using Egyptian Elements in the Bible to Solve the Problem of the Origins of the People
of Israel", Bulletin of the Israel Academic Center in Cairo 26 (2003),
pp. 5-11.
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"The Reliability of the Bible from an Egyptological Aspect", Bulletin of the University of
Haifa, 2006, pp. 7-9 (Hebrew).
Review
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M. Lichtheim, Moral Values in Ancient Egypt, Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, 155,
University Press, Fribourg, Switzerland 1997, in Israel Exploration Journal 51/2 (2002),
pp. 11-117.
Studies in Preparation
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A catalogue of the Egyptian Findings at the Hecht Museum, with the cooperation of H.
Pitsch, Aegyptologisches Institut, Tuebingen; ordered by the Museum's directory.
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A monograph on: The human-being destiny in the Biblical and Egyptian Speculative
Literature. A comparative research of the books Job and Qoheleth and the Egyptian
relevant texts.
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A monograph on: The Oracles against Egypt in the Biblical Prophecy. Exegesis and
research of Isaiah, chap. 19, Jeremiah chap. 46 and Ezekiel chaps. 29-32, in the light of
the Egyptian sources.
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A review on : A. Blasins (ed.), Apokaliptik und Aegypten, Leuven 2002, 345 pp. Ordered
by Bibliotheca Orientalis.
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An article on: The God 's Combat with the Sea According to the Egyptian Evidence.