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How Do Ugaritic Texts Resemble Hebrew Psalms?

Explore the poetic structure and language parallels between Canaanite texts and biblical hymns.

Timeline Focus: 1300 BCE

✨The Surprising Reality

At Ugarit, scribes wrote poetry praising El and Baal—texts that sound uncannily like the book of Psalms.

🤔The Context Question

But here's what most people don't realize: the structure, parallelism, and metaphors closely mirror Hebrew worship forms.

📚What We Know

Ugaritic poetry uses the same literary devices as Psalms: parallelism, divine kingship, and metaphor. This doesn't imply borrowing, but shared linguistic tradition. Comparing these texts in the app reveals continuity and contrast.

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Jump to 1300 BC and see exactly how Ugaritic poetry compares—discover what this reveals about biblical hymnody.

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📖Biblical References

📜Psalm 29📜Psalm 89

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