Author: Samuel George Frederick Brandon
Publisher: London, Hodder
ISBN:
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Creation Legends of the Ancient Near East
Author: Samuel George Frederick Brandon
Publisher: London, Hodder
ISBN:
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher: London, Hodder
ISBN:
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near East
Author: Fred Gladstone Bratton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566194396
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566194396
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Popular Handbook of Archaeology and the Bible
Author: Joseph M. Holden
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736944850
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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!
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736944850
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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!
Epics of Early Civilization
Author: Michael Kerrigan
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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.
Publisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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
ISBN: 1666786586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666786586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Myths from Mesopotamia
Author: Stephanie Dalley
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0199538360
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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.
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0199538360
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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.
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Author: Dr Gwendolyn Leick
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134641028
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134641028
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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.
Creation Stories of the Middle East
Author: Ewa Wasilewska
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This is a comprehensive study of the myths about the beginnings of the cosmos, earth and humankind in Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia. While much has been written on this subject, this is the first work which demonstrates and explains the evolution of these stories from 3400 B.C. to modern times.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This is a comprehensive study of the myths about the beginnings of the cosmos, earth and humankind in Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia. While much has been written on this subject, this is the first work which demonstrates and explains the evolution of these stories from 3400 B.C. to modern times.
Middle Eastern Mythology
Author: S. H. Hooke
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486435510
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486435510
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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.
Ancient Near Eastern Creation Mythology : How Semitic Mythologies Influenced the Hebrew Creation Story
Author: David Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description