The Anatomy of a Mesopotamian City
The Anatomy of a Mesopotamian City

Author: Elizabeth Caecilia Stone

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 1575060825

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This substantial volume presents the results of the Mashkan-shapir project which surveyed the extensive remains of this Old Babylonian city to the north of Nippur in the deserts of Iraq.

History of the Akkadian Language (2 vols)
History of the Akkadian Language (2 vols)

Author: Juan-Pablo Vita

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-09

Total Pages: 1677

ISBN-13: 9004445218

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History of the Akkadian Language offers a detailed chronological survey of the oldest known Semitic language and one of history’s longest written records. The outcome is presented in 26 chapters written by 25 leading authors.

The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East
The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East

Author: Maciej M. Münnich

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9783161524912

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Resheph was quite a popular god in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC - especially in Syria - but during the 1st millennium his cult became extinct. Finally it was only maintained in several peripheral and isolated sites, such as in the Palmyra desert and in Cyprus. Maciej M. Munnich presents the written sources which mentioned Resheph and analyzes the features of Resheph's cult. He emphasizes that there is no confirmation for the theory that Resheph was a lord of the netherworld. Resheph was a belligerent, aggressive god who used diseases to attack people, but who could also heal. Because of the long period of the cult and the geographical range, one can notice some local features: In Egypt, for instance, Resheph originally was venerated as the deity supporting the Pharaoh in battles, but then he was summoned mainly because of illness and everyday needs.

Psalms 45-100
Psalms 45-100

Author: Abraham Kuruvilla

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2024-03-29

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1666751707

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This three-volume commentary on the Psalms engages hermeneutics for preaching, employing theological exegesis that enables the preacher to utilize all the psalms in the Psalter to craft effective sermons. It unpacks the crucial link between Scripture and application: the theology of each preaching text/psalm—what the author is doing with what he is saying in each psalm—is explored and explicated. While the primary goal of the commentary is to take the preacher from text to theology, it also provides a sermon outline for each of the preaching units in the Psalms. The unique approach of this work results in a theology-for-preaching commentary that promises to be useful for anyone teaching from the Psalter with an emphasis on application.