The Bible and the ancient Near East : essays in honor of William Foxwell Albright /

Wright, G. Ernest 1909-1974.,

The Bible and the ancient Near East : essays in honor of William Foxwell Albright / edited by George Ernest Wright. - Garden City, New York : Doubleday, (c)1961. - 409 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 25 cm.



Modern study of Old Testament literature Biblical history in transition The Hebrew language in its northwest Semitic background The archaeology of Palestine The textual criticism of the Old Testament The development of the Jewish scripts Formative tendencies in Sumerian religion Egypt, its language and literature Egyptian culture and religion Hittite and Anatolian studies Appendix I: The role of the Canaanites in the history of civilization Appendix II: Bibliography of W.F. Albright. John Bright -- George E. Mendenhall -- William J. Moran -- G. Ernest Wright -- Harry M. Orlinsky -- Frank M. Cross, Jr. -- The chronology of Israel and the ancient Near East: part A. Old Testament chronology by David Noel Freedman, partB. The ancient Near East: chronological bibliography and charts Edward F. Campbell, Jr. -- South Arabian history and archaeology Gus W. van Beek -- Sumerian literature, a general survey Samuel Noah Kramer -- Thorkild Jacobsen -- Thomas O. Lambdin -- John A. Wilson -- Albrecht Goetze -- W.F. Albright --



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