Who Were the Babylonians?

by Bill T. Arnold

Who was Hammurapi, and what role did his famous "law code" serve in ancient Babylonian society? Who was the mysterious Merodach-baladan, and why did the appearance of his emissaries in Jerusalem so upset Isaiah? Who was Nebuchadnezzar II, and why did he tear down the Solomonic temple and drag the people of God into exile? In short, who were the Babylonians? This engaging and informative introduction to the best of current scholarship on the Babylonians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589831063
• ISBN13: 9781589831063
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"