The Ancient Near Eastern World

Reducere. Drawing on literary and archaeological evidence, David A. Dorsey examines the road system in Israel during the Iron Age (ca. 1200-586 B.C.). He off...

Reducere. DescriptionDrawing on literary and archaeological evidence, David A. Dorsey examines the road system in Israel during the Iron Age (ca. 1200-586 B....

Reducere. DescriptionThis pioneering work that first appeared in 1972 in German was the first to compare the conceptual world of a biblical book with ancient...

Reducere. Offering an expansive view of the ancient Mediterranean world, Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Myths in ...

DescriptionLeading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East, bringing insight to the interpretation of...

Representations of Antiquity in Film offers an introduction to how the ancient world is represented in film and especially Hollywood cinema.Publish...

DescriptionMuch of our perception of Babylon in the West is filtered through the poignant echoes of loss and longing that resonate in the Hebrew Bi...

Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World offers linked essays on uses of the past in prominent and diverse cultures in...

Reducere. While digging out a new basement near Los Angeles, homeowners accidentally unearth a 3, 000-year-old Phoenician altar.A treasure-hunter in Ohio fin...

Reducere. The first of two volumes, this study explores the two common grace covenants: the Adamic and Noahic. The second volume will examine the special gra...

Reducere. A Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third EditionBy: Gary ForsytheThis volume is designed to serve a...

Reducere. Contents by chapter: What was Leviathan? Was Behemoth a Dinosaur? King James' Unicorns Making Sense of Isaiah's Flying Serpents Does Genesis 1: 1 D...

Reducere. Cuneiform script on clay tablets is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. The resilience of clay has permitted these records...

Reducere. Sixty years ago, most biblical scholars maintained that Israel's religion was unique--that it stood in marked contrast to the faiths of its ancient...

DescriptionImages of the body in ancient Near Eastern civilizations are radically different from body images today, which in turn creates significa...

Reducere. 2012 Christianity Today Book Award winnerPaul was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, steeped in the learning of his people. But he was also a Roman citizen w...

Reducere. If you're looking for a captivating collection of Mesopotamian myths, then keep reading...The civilizations that grew up in the Tigris and Euphrate...