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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:
  • 080102420X
  • 9780801024207
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DS67.4.M476 2002
  • DS67.4.Y78.M476 2002
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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.
Summary: 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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