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Gordon, Cyrus H. 1908-2001,

The Bible and the ancient Near East / Cyrus H. Gordon and Gary A. Rendsburg. - Fourth edition. - 345 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Revised edition of: The ancient Near East. 1965.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prolegomena -- In the beginning -- Egypt to the Amarna Age -- Mesopotamia to the Amarna Age -- The Amarna Age -- Ugarit -- Homer and the ancient East -- The Patriarchal Age -- Israel and the Ramesside Age -- Israelite law and cult -- Israel as a tribal league -- The transition to kingship -- Israel united under the House of David -- The divided kingdoms to Jehu's purge -- From Israel's largest empire to the fall of Samaria -- Judah alone -- Exile and restoration -- The passing of Near Eastern antiquity -- The Hebrew Bible in the making.

This account of the historical context for the Hebrew Bible explores the diverse origins of such stories as the creation and the flood in the cultures of the ancient Near East. The authors show the striking parallels in the foundational stories told in the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew cultures of the time.

ISBN: 0393039420 9780393039429 0393316890 9780393316896

LCCN: 96037110

Nat. Bib. No.: GB9861738 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 011952980 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Old Testament--History of contemporary events.
Bible.--Old Testament--History of Biblical events.
Bibel--Altes Testament
Bible.--Old Testament.
Bible., O.T. - History of contemporary events, etc.
Altes Testament.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Oude Testament.
Oudheid.
Zeithintergrund
History of Biblical events.
History of contemporary events.
Zeithintergrund.

LC Class. No.: BS635.2 / .G73 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 221.9/5

Report. No.: 96-37110