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Readings from the ancient Near East : primary sources for Old Testament study / edited by Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2002. - 240 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. - Encountering biblical studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-234) and index.

Machine generated contents note: PART 1 PENTATEUCH 1. Creation and the Flood 13 2. Tower of Babel 71 3. Ancestral Customs 72 4. Epic Literature 75 5. Covenants and Treaties 96 6. Law Codes 104 7. Cultic Texts 118 PART 2 HISTORICAL BOOKS 8. Royal Records from Mesopotamia 137 9. Chronicles and Other Historiographic Lists 150 10. Non-Hebrew Monumental Inscriptions 160 11. Letters 166 12. Other Hebrew Inscriptions 171 PART 3 POETIC BOOKS 13. Wisdom Literature 175 14. Love Poems 192 15. Hymns and Prayers 194 PART 4 PROPHETIC BOOKS 16. Prophecies, Visions, and Apocalyptic 207 17. Divination and Incantation Texts 218 18. Lamentations 222.

ISBN: 0801022924 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2002023957

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--O.T.--History of contemporary events--Sources.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle East--Religion--Sources.

LC Class. No.: BL 1060 / .R42 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 221.9/5