Scott B. Noegel

University of Washington

Prof. Scott B. Noegel is Professor of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literatures in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University andan Honorary Ph.D. in Letters from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Among his many books are Nocturnal Ciphers: The Allusive Language of Dreams in the Ancient Near East; and (with Gary A. Rendsburg) Solomon’s Vineyard: Literary and Linguistic Studies in the Song of Songs.

Last Updated: April 17, 2026

Books by the Author

Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job

The A to Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism

Solomon's Vineyard: Literary and Linguistic Studies in the Song of Songs

Nocturnal Ciphers: The Allusive Language of Dreams in the Ancient Near East

Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism

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Why Pharaoh Went to the Nile: Privy to Midrash and Egyptian Ritual Practice

YHWH tells Moses to go see Pharaoh in the morning by the Nile (Exodus 7:15). Why was he there? Did Pharaoh take a daily stroll by the Nile? Did he use the Nile as a privy, or worship it? Perhaps a literary approach may be more fruitful.

The Egyptian “Magicians”

Is the Bible’s portrayal of the magicians (Ḥarṭummīm) in accord with Egyptian literature and ritual practice? How did the Israelite writers obtain this knowledge?

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