TY - BOOK AU - Arnold,Bill T. AU - Beyer,Bryan TI - Readings from the ancient Near East: primary sources for Old Testament study T2 - Encountering biblical studies SN - 9780801022920 AV - BL1060 .R433 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Baker Academic KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - History of contemporary events KW - Sources N1 - 2; Creation and the Flood --; Tower of Babel --; Ancestral customs --; Epic literature --; Covenants and treaties --; Law codes --; Cultic texts --; Royal records from Mesopotamia --; Chronicles and other historiographic lists --; Non-Hebrew monumental inscriptions --; Letters --; Other Hebrew inscriptions --; Wisdom literature --; Love poems --; Hymns and prayers --; Prophecies, visions, and apocalyptic --; Divination and incantation texts --; Lamentations; 2; b N2 - An anthology of ancient Near Eastern texts in English translation designed to give readers insights into the historical, political, social, and cultural contexts in which the Bible was written ER -