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Encountering Biblical Studies
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Essential to a proper understanding of the Old Testament is a knowledge of the political, historical, and theological environment of the ancient Near East. While there is an abundance of material explaining this environment, primary source texts are often unavailable or inaccessible to the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Enlil: Add a description of this character.
- Enki
- Baal
- Tiamat
- Ashur
- Hatti
- Danel
- Anat
- Anshar
- Shamash
- Akkad
- Dagan
- Amon
- Mari
- Dilmun
- Ishtar
- Teshub
- Asherah-of-the-sea
- Kirta
- Hurriya
- Mattiwaza
- Nanna
- Chemosh
- Kingu
- Hezekiah
- Cyrus
- Hammurapi
- Roth
- Sennacherib
- Anunnaki
- Utnapishtim
- Gibson
- Seth
- Kadmuhu
- Ahiqar
- Damkina
- Mati
- Elam
- Yatpan
- Musri
- Kumarbi
- Kothar
- Ninlil
- Jim Yancey
- Gilgamesh
- Azatiwada
Setting & Locations edit
- Babylonia
- Marduk
- Lower Egypt
- Assyria
- Israel
- Sumer
- Mesopotamia
- Uruk
- Hero
- Jerusalem
- Arpad
- Nippur
- Near East
- Harnam
- Zaphon
- Moab
- Nabu
- Sippar
- Kislev
- Lebanon
- B.c.
- Balaam
- Eridu
- Beltiya
- Upper Egypt
- Heaven
- Ninurta
- Ningal
- Nineveh
- Eshnunna
- Byblos
- West Semitic
- Abdi-heba
- Esagila
- Ubshukinna
- Tallay
- Ziusudra
- Gaza
- Arinna
- Attarsamak
- Adana
- Ekua
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Encountering Biblical Studies. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bill T. Arnold (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 221.95
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › Old Testament › Study
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › Topical
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Archaeology
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › History
- Books › History › Ancient
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Bible & Other Sacred Texts
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