Author : Bill T. Arnold
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2002-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0801022924
Comprehensive, up-to-date collection of primary source documents (creation accounts, epic literature, etc.) gives insight into the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament.
Author : James B. Pritchard
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 42,69 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0691147264
Two classic illustrated anthologies, now combined in one convenient volume James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated into one convenient and richly illustrated volume, with a new foreword that puts the translations in context. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this volume provides a stimulating introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Creation Epic (Enuma elish), the Code of Hammurabi, and the Baal Cycle. For students of history, religion, the Bible, archaeology, and anthropology, this anthology provides a wealth of material for understanding the ancient Near East. Represents the diverse cultures and languages of the ancient Near East—Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, and Aramaic—in a wide range of genres: Historical texts Legal texts and treaties Inscriptions Hymns Didactic and wisdom literature Oracles and prophecies Love poetry and other literary texts Letters New foreword puts the classic translations in context More than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the texts Fully indexed
Author : John H. Walton
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493414364
Leading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East, bringing insight to the interpretation of specific Old Testament passages. This new edition of a top-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the refined thinking of a mature scholar. It includes over 30 illustrations. Students and pastors who want to deepen their understanding of the Old Testament will find this a helpful and instructive study.
Author : Cyrus Herzl Gordon
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393316896
Explores the diverse origins of such stories as the creation and the flood in the cultures of the ancient Near East. This up-to-date revision of a classic work draws on the latest archaeological and linguistic research to fill in the historical realities behind the great stories of the Bible. Shows striking parallels in the foundational stories told in the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew cultures of the time.
Author : Piotr Bienkowski
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812221152
An authoritative guide to the whole of the cradle of civilization.
Author : Jerrold S. Cooper
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 49,35 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 9780931464966
Sixteen essays from the Albright conference held at the Johns Hopkins University charting the course of ancient Near Eastern studies in the twenty-first century. This landmark volume is essential reading for both students and scholars.
Author : Michael D. Coogan
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780195324921
This is a collection of ancient Near Eastern texts relevant to the study of the Old Testament. The texts have been selected from the vast body of written materials in many different languages and in a variety of media from the ancient Near East (including Egypt) from the third millennium bce to the turn of the era.
Author : Jeffrey Jay Niehaus
Publisher : Kregel Academic
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 23,81 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0825493544
Tracing parallels between biblical accounts and pagan cultures of the ancient Near East, Niehaus explores creation and flood narratives; literary and legal forms; and the acts of deities and the God of the Bible. He reveals not just cultural similarities but spiritual dimensions of common thought and practice, providing an overarching view of the story of the Bible. - Publisher.
Author : Andrew Knapp
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,44 MB
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 088414075X
A fresh exploration of apologetic material that pushes beyond form criticism Andrew Knapp applies modern genre theory to seven ancient Near Eastern royal apologies that served to defend the legitimacy of kings who came to power under irregular circumstances. Knapp examines texts and inscriptions related to Telipinu, Hattusili III, David, Solomon, Hazael, Esarhaddon, and Nabonidus to identify transhistorical common issues that unite each discourse. Features: Compares Hittite, Israelite, Aramean, Assyrian, and Babylonian apologies Examination of apologetic as a mode instead of a genre Charts and illustrations
Author : Stefan M. Maul
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Divination
ISBN : 9781481308595
The art of divination in the ancient Near East : reading the signs of heaven and earth by Stefan M. Maul (2018).
