Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East: The Reflexes of Celestial Science in Ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite Narrative

by Jeffrey L Cooley

Modern science historians have typically treated the sciences of the ancient Near East as separate from historical and cultural considerations. At the same time, biblical scholars, dominated by theological concerns, have historically understood the Israelite god as separate from the natural world. Cooley's study, bringing to bear contemporary models of science history on the one hand and biblical studies on the other hand, seeks to bridge a gap...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575062623
• ISBN13: 9781575062624
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"