Book
Old Testament parallels : laws and stories from the ancient Near East
Record details
- ISBN: 9780809131822
- ISBN: 080913182X
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Physical Description:
v, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Paulist Press, ©1991.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-256). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | [pt. 6] The books of Samuel and Kings. The Mari Prophecies -- The Stele of Mesha -- The Karatepe Inscription -- The Annals of Shalmaneser III -- The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III -- The Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III -- The Annals of Sargon II -- The Siloam Inscription -- The Yavne-Yam Inscription -- The Lachish Letters -- The Arad Ostraca -- The Annals of Sennacherib -- The Annals of Nebuchadnezzar II -- [pt. 7] The books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The Cylinder of Cyrus -- [pt. 8] The book of Psalms. The hymns to the Aton -- The stories of Ba'al and Anat -- The Lament for Ur -- [pt. 9] The book of Proverbs. The teachings of Ahiqar -- The teachings of Ptah-Hotep -- The teachings of Amen-em-ope -- The books of Job and Ecclesiastes. The story of Keret -- The sufferer and the soul -- The farmer and the courts -- The sufferer and the friend -- [pt. 10] The Song of Songs. Egyptian love songs -- [pt. 11] The book of Daniel. The visions of Neferti. Appendix: Outline of Mesopotamian history -- Outline of Egyptian history from 3100-332 BCE -- Outline of Israelite history. |
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