Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study

Book Overview

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 beginning Old Testament student.This volume in the Encountering Biblical Studies series fills that void. Readings from the Ancient Near East takes the student through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801022924
• ISBN13: 9780801022920
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Good Primary Source Material

This book is good for doing research in Ancient Near Eastern relgions and culture. Not much is given in terms of connection with biblical material, but it's not meant to be. It's a collection of very diverse primary sources that put the Tanakh (Old Testament) into its greater context - Ancient Near Eastern culture. I would recommend it for anyone doing research in that area. Its not as bulky, robust, and expensive as some other source collections, but it still offers a nice array of materials for a good price.