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The Bible and the Ancient Near East

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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. 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.

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The Bible and the Ancient Near East, Cyrus Herzl Gordon, Gary A. Rendsburg

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Pubblicato
1997
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Titolo
The Bible and the Ancient Near East
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
1997
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
352
ISBN10
0393316890
ISBN13
9780393316896
Serie
Descrizione
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. 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.