TY - BOOK AU - Chavalas,Mark W. AU - Younger,K.Lawson AU - TI - Mesopotamia and the Bible: comparative explorations SN - 9780801024207 AV - DS67.Y78.M476 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Baker Academic KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Comparative studies KW - Congresses KW - Kongress KW - Philadelphia (Pa.) KW - 1995 N1 - Based on a conference held Nov. 17, 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1 and indexes; 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; 2 N2 - 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 ER -