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Mesopotamia and the Bible : comparative explorations / edited by Mark W. Chavalas and K. Lawson Younger, Jr. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, (c)2002.Description: 395 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801024207
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DS67.Y78.M476 2002
  • DS67
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Contents:
Assyriology and biblical studies : a century of tension Mark W. Chavalas -- The quest for Sargon, Pul, and Tiglath-Pileser in the nineteenth century Steven W. Holloway -- Sumer, the Bible, and comparative method : historiography and temple building Richard E. Averbeck -- Syria and Northern Mesopotamia to the end of the third millennium BCE Mark W. Chavalas -- Syro-Mesopotamia : the old Babylonian period Ronald A. Veenker -- Syria to the early second millennium Victor H. Matthews -- Apprehending kidnappers by correspondence at provincial Arrapha David C. Deuel -- The Bible and Alalakh Richard S. Hess -- Emar : on the road from Harran to Hebron Daniel E. Fleming -- Voices from the dust : the tablets from Ugarit and the Bible Wayne T. Pitard -- The rise of the Aramean states William Schniedewind -- Recent study on Sargon II, King of Assyria : implications for biblical studies K. Lawson Younger, Jr. -- What has Nebuchadnezzar to do with David? : on the neo-Babylonian period and early Israel Bill T. Arnold -- The Eastern Jewish Diaspora under the Babylonians Edwin Yamauchi.
Subject: Mesopotamia and the Bible brings together an international group of esteemed scholars who explore the points of connection between the Bible and its ancient Near Eastern context, specifically upper Mesopotamia and surrounding areas. Each of these scholars seeks to integrate the disciplines of Assyriology and biblical studies, with full respect for the methodologies, contributions, and limitations of each. The result is a fascinating look at ancient Mesopotamia that will be appreciated by students, scholars, and all those interested in the world of the Bible.
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Based on a conference held Nov. 17, 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Assyriology and biblical studies : a century of tension Mark W. Chavalas -- The quest for Sargon, Pul, and Tiglath-Pileser in the nineteenth century Steven W. Holloway -- Sumer, the Bible, and comparative method : historiography and temple building Richard E. Averbeck -- Syria and Northern Mesopotamia to the end of the third millennium BCE Mark W. Chavalas -- Syro-Mesopotamia : the old Babylonian period Ronald A. Veenker -- Syria to the early second millennium Victor H. Matthews -- Apprehending kidnappers by correspondence at provincial Arrapha David C. Deuel -- The Bible and Alalakh Richard S. Hess -- Emar : on the road from Harran to Hebron Daniel E. Fleming -- Voices from the dust : the tablets from Ugarit and the Bible Wayne T. Pitard -- The rise of the Aramean states William Schniedewind -- Recent study on Sargon II, King of Assyria : implications for biblical studies K. Lawson Younger, Jr. -- What has Nebuchadnezzar to do with David? : on the neo-Babylonian period and early Israel Bill T. Arnold -- The Eastern Jewish Diaspora under the Babylonians Edwin Yamauchi.

Mesopotamia and the Bible brings together an international group of esteemed scholars who explore the points of connection between the Bible and its ancient Near Eastern context, specifically upper Mesopotamia and surrounding areas. Each of these scholars seeks to integrate the disciplines of Assyriology and biblical studies, with full respect for the methodologies, contributions, and limitations of each. The result is a fascinating look at ancient Mesopotamia that will be appreciated by students, scholars, and all those interested in the world of the Bible.

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