The world around the Old Testament : the people and places of the ancient Near East / edited by Bill T. Arnold and Brent A. Strawn. [print]

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9780801039188
0801039185

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DS62.2.W675 2016
DS62.2.S913.W675 2016

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Introduction Bill T. Arnold, Brent A. Strawn The Amorites Daniel E. Fleming Assyria and the Assyrians Christopher B. Hays, Peter Machinist Babylonia and the Babylonians David S. Vanderhooft Ugarit and the Ugaritians Mark S. Smith Egypt and the Egyptians Joel M. LeMon The Hittites and the Hurrians Billie Jean Collins Aram and the Arameans K. Lawson Younger Jr. ; Phoenicia and the Phoenicians Christopher A. Rollston Transjordan : The Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites Joel S. Burnett Philistia and the Philistines Carl S. Ehrlich Persia and the Persians Pierre Briant Arabia and the Arabians David F. Graf Greece and the Greeks Walter Burkert.

Summary: Leading experts introduce the people and contexts of the Old Testament. What people groups interacted with ancient Israel? Who were the Hurrians and why do they matter? What do we know about the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and others? In this up-to-date volume, leading experts introduce the peoples and places of the world around the Old Testament, providing students with a fresh exploration of the ancient Near East. The contributors offer comprehensive orientations to the main cultures and people groups that surrounded ancient Israel in the wider ancient Near East, including not only Mesopotamia and the northern Levant but also Egypt, Arabia, and Greece. They also explore the contributions of each people group or culture to our understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. This supplementary text is organized by geographic region, making it especially suitable for the classroom and useful in a variety of Old Testament courses. Approximately eighty-five illustrative items are included throughout the book. - Publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor	Non-fiction	DS62.2.W67 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001747092

Leading experts introduce the people and contexts of the Old Testament. What people groups interacted with ancient Israel? Who were the Hurrians and why do they matter? What do we know about the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and others? In this up-to-date volume, leading experts introduce the peoples and places of the world around the Old Testament, providing students with a fresh exploration of the ancient Near East. The contributors offer comprehensive orientations to the main cultures and people groups that surrounded ancient Israel in the wider ancient Near East, including not only Mesopotamia and the northern Levant but also Egypt, Arabia, and Greece. They also explore the contributions of each people group or culture to our understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. This supplementary text is organized by geographic region, making it especially suitable for the classroom and useful in a variety of Old Testament courses. Approximately eighty-five illustrative items are included throughout the book. - Publisher.

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