The Dragon, the Mountain, and the Nations

Robert D Miller II

• Hardcover | Engels | Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations | nr. 6
• The Dragon, the Mountain, and the Nations investigates the origins, manifestations, and meanings of a myth that plays a major role in the Hebrew Bible... Lees meer

Of Courtiers and Kings

Tawny L Holm

• Hardcover | Engels | Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations | nr. 1
• Holm's book is an innovative approach to the biblical Book of Daniel. It places Daniel against the background of story-collections, an ancient genre t... Lees meer

Bēl Lišāni

• Hardcover | Engels | Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations | nr. 8
• Akkadian, a Semitic language attested in writing from 2600 BCE until the first century CE, was the language of Mesopotamia for nearly three millennia.... Lees meer

Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel

Heath D Dewrell

• Hardcover | Engels | Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations | nr. 5
• Among the many religious acts condemned in the Hebrew Bible, child sacrifice stands out as particularly horrifying. The idea that any group of people ... Lees meer