Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition Creation, Flood, and Genesis in Ancient Near Eastern Tradition
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Verlag:Good Press
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Taschenbuch
Verlag
Good PressSeitenzahl
120
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0,6/15,2/22,9 cm
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187 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-80-272-8500-6
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition examines the ancient Near Eastern narratives that illuminate, without simply explaining away, the biblical stories of creation, primeval history, and the Flood. Written in a lucid, comparative style, the book brings cuneiform and Egyptian evidence into conversation with Hebrew scripture, situating Genesis within the broader intellectual world of Mesopotamia and Egypt while preserving a careful sense of textual difference. Its method reflects early twentieth-century historical philology at its best: learned, cautious, and attentive to mythic transmission. L. W. King was a distinguished British Assyriologist associated with the British Museum, where his work on Babylonian inscriptions and literary tablets gave him direct familiarity with the materials discussed here. His translations of Mesopotamian religious and historical texts, including creation traditions, equipped him to address the relationship between archaeological discovery and biblical interpretation. The book reflects a scholar shaped by the age of decipherment, when newly recovered ancient texts were transforming the study of scripture. This volume is recommended for readers interested in biblical studies, comparative mythology, Assyriology, Egyptology, and the history of religion. It remains valuable as a learned introduction to how ancient traditions migrate, adapt, and acquire new theological meaning.
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