Creation Legends of the Ancient Near East
Author : Samuel George Frederick Brandon
Publisher : London, Hodder
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,54 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Creation
ISBN :
The Popular Handbook of Archaeology and the Bible
Author : Joseph M. Holden
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 20,60 MB
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0736944850
Book Description
From two leading Christian apologists, here is a fascinating survey of the most important Old and New Testament archaeological discoveries through the ages. Biblical archaeology has always stirred excitement among believers and curiosity among unbelievers. The evidence dug up with a spade can speak volumes—and serve as a powerful testimony of the reliability of Scripture. Norm Geisler and Joe Holden have put together an impressive array of finds that confirm the biblical peoples and events of ages past. In a user-friendly format written in popular style, they... examine the latest finds and explain their significance include more than 150 photographs provide an instructive chart of artifacts (along with fast facts) sample a variety of finds—papyri, inscriptions, scrolls, ossuaries, and more If readers are looking for just one book to cover this topic both concisely and comprehensively, this is it!
Myths from Mesopotamia
Author : Stephanie Dalley
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 25,13 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0199538360
Book Description
The stories translated here all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation and stories of the Flood, but also the longest and greatest literary composition, the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the story of a heroic quest for fame and immortality, pursued by a man of great strength who loses a unique opportunity through a moment's weakness. So much has been discovered in recent years both by way of new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography that these new translations by Stephanie Dalley supersede all previous versions. -- from back cover.
Epics of Early Civilization
Author : Michael Kerrigan
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,41 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
For centuries, the epics, legends and myths of Mesopotamia's ancient civilization lay buried under the desert sands, along with great cities like Babylon, Nineveh, Ur, and Ashur, waiting for the day when archaeologists would reveal them to the modern world. These myths represent some of the earliest literature ever found. Peopled with characters like the goddess Ishtar and the warrior-king Gilgamesh, they are filled with universal themes that resonate even today.
Creation Accounts in the Ancient Near East and in the Bible
Author : Richard J. Clifford SJ
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2023-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1666786586
Book Description
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Author : Dr Gwendolyn Leick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134641028
Book Description
The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia, from around 2800 to 300 BC. It contains entries on gods and goddesses, giving evidence of their worship in temples, describing their 'character', as documented by the texts, and defining their roles within the body of mythological narratives; synoptic entries on myths, giving the place of origin of main texts and a brief history of their transmission through the ages; and entries explaining the use of specialist terminology, for such things as categories of Sumerian texts or types of mythological figures.
The Seven Tablets of Creation
Author : Leonard William King
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Akkadian language
ISBN :
Book Description
Middle Eastern Mythology
Author : S. H. Hooke
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 22,12 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780486435510
Book Description
The role of mythology in ritual and its place in the origins of customs, cults, and hero worship are the areas covered by this survey. Based on firsthand sources, this book recounts the legends of the Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Canaanites, in addition to discussing the mythological elements of the Jewish apocalyptic literature and the New Testament. The author's well-documented commentary highlights the similarities between various Middle Eastern legends and offers revealing citations from documents, tablets, and inscriptions recovered by archaeological excavations. It contains 16 black-and-white illustrations.
Gods in the Desert
Author : Glenn Stanfield Holland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 14,36 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742562264
Book Description
Explores the religious practices and traditions of ancient Middle Eastern cultures, discussing pyramids, tombs, and Egyptian temples, and describing the gods, rulers, beliefs about afterlife, and worship rituals of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine.
The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis
Author :
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 18,37 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780802136107
Book Description
Hailed as "the most radical repackaging of the Bible since Gutenberg", these Pocket Canons give an up-close look at each book of the Bible.
