| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
345 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: The ancient Near East. 1965. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This account of the historical context for the Hebrew Bible explores the diverse origins of such stories as the creation and the flood in the cultures of the ancient Near East. The authors show the striking parallels in the foundational stories told in the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew cultures of the time. |
| Contents |
I Prolegomena -- II In the Beginning -- III Egypt to the Amarna Age -- IV Mesopotamia to the Amarna Age -- V The Amarna Age -- VI Ugarit -- VII Homer and the Ancient East -- VIII The Patriarchal Age -- IX Israel and the Ramesside Age -- X Israelite Law and Cult -- XI Israel as a Tribal League -- XII The Transition to Kingship -- XIII Israel United under the House of David -- XIV The Divided Kingdoms to Jehu's Purge -- XV From Israel's Largest Empire to the Fall of Samaria -- XVI Judah Alone -- XVII Exile and Restoration -- XVIII The Passing of Near Eastern Antiquity -- XIX The Hebrew Bible in the Making |
| Subject |
Bible. Old Testament -- History of contemporary events.
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| Added Author |
Rendsburg, Gary.
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Gordon, Cyrus Herzl, 1908-2001.
Ancient Near East.
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| ISBN |
0393316890 |
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9780393316896 |
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0393039420 |
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9780393039429 |
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