The Bible and the Ancient Near East
The Bible and the Ancient Near East

Author: Cyrus Herzl Gordon

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780393316896

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Explores the diverse origins of such stories as the creation and the flood in the cultures of the ancient Near East. This up-to-date revision of a classic work draws on the latest archaeological and linguistic research to fill in the historical realities behind the great stories of the Bible. Shows striking parallels in the foundational stories told in the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew cultures of the time.

Classics and the Bible
Classics and the Bible

Author: John Taylor

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2007-11-22

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 071563481X

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Looks at story-patterns and themes which Greek and Latin literature share with the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament. This work considers the subject from the classical side: Homer, the Greek tragedians, Plato, and Virgil. It also focuses on the New Testament, and on the aspects of later reception.