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Ola Wikander

Scholar of ancient Near Eastern texts and the Hebrew Bible at Lund University, studying Ugaritic and shared poetic imagery.

Ola Wikander at the Oslo Book Festival, 18 September 2010. Photograph by decltype; identity and date follow the photographer’s source metadata
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Ola Wikander researches Old Testament exegesis at Lund University. He works with HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, Ugaritic, AkkadianAkkadianAn ancient East Semitic language written in cuneiform in Mesopotamia.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, Hittite and Luwian texts and has written annotated translations from Ugaritic and Akkadian. [1]

He studies the relationship of Ugaritic language and religion to Hebrew traditions and Indo-European imagery in this setting. His serpent-fighting research informs the Lotan–LeviathanLeviathanA poetic sea being in Hebrew texts, related to Ugaritic ltn; its role varies between combat and creation imagery.Glossary · Click to read the explanation comparison, distinguishing poetic affinities from proposed historical transmission. [1]

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