Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you to enter the Old Testament with a company of guides, experts that will give new insights into these cherished writings.Features include• Over 2000 photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams and charts provide a visual feast that breathes fresh life into the text.• Passage-by-passage commentary presents archaeological findings, historical explanations, geographic insights, notes on manners and customs, and more.• Analysis into the literature of the ancient Near East will open your eyes to new depths of understanding both familiar and unfamiliar passages. • Written by an international team of 30 specialists, all top scholars in background studies.

The Minor Prophets, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary)

Religion & Spirituality

Longman III, Tremper

Hill, Andrew E.

Matthews, Victor H.

Garrett, Duane

Hilber, John

Taylor, J. Glen

Chavalas, Mark W.

Johnston, Philip S.

Millard, Alan R.

Master, Daniel M.

Hoglund, Kenneth

Cornelius, Izak

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan

Describes archaeological discoveries in the Holy Land and considers whether these ruins and antiquities support the reliability of Biblical texts.

Treasures from Bible Times

Chariot Victor Pub.

This book is for the armchair archaeologist and other adventurous students of the bible. Have you ever wished you could discover hidden cities, ivory palaces and golden temples? This lavishly illustrated, easy-to-read guide to biblical times offers fresh insight into ancient cultures and peoples described in the Bible. It brings to life customs and times of people from ancient Egypt, Babylon and into the world of Jesus and the last Jewish stronghold of Masada. It gives a fuller picture of what we know about life in Bible times based on writings outside the Bible and latest discoveries.

Nelson's Illustrated Wonders & Discoveries of the Bible

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

A peasant farmer uncovers a buried city. A shepherd casually aims a stone at a hole in a cliff, and the Dead Sea Scrolls are found. Behind a sealed doorway lies the treasure of King Tutankhamen. It is stories such as these which give archaeology its endless fascination. In the case of the lands of the Bible, there is also an extra dimension: the fascination of finding of finding links with the Bible itself. How far have discoveries helped to "prove" the reliability of the Bible text? The treasures are as varied as the stories which surround their discovery. There is gold and silver to satisfy the most ardent treasure hunter. More surprising and equally fascinating are the written documents which unlock the key to forgotten languages and open up unknown civilizations. And discoveries such as the great 4,000-year-old temple tower at Ur, tomb-pictures, letters, inscriptions, all increase our knowledge of the world in which the Bible was written, throwing fresh light on the unique message.

The Babylonian flood story of Atra-hasis is of vital importance to ancient Near Eastern and biblical scholars, as well as students of history, anthropology, and comparative religion. Professors Lambert and Millard provide the reader with a detailed introduction, transliterated Akkadian with English translation, critical notes, and line drawings of the cuneiform tablets.
The epic opens in a time when only the gods lived in the universe. Having decided on their established spheres of influence, the chief Mesopotamian gods—Anu, Enlil, and Enki—began their divine labors. In a joint effort, Enki and Mami (the mother goddess) engineered the creation of mankind from clay and the flesh and blood of a slain god. The remainder of the story recounts the expansion of humanity, the consequent irritation of Enki by this expansion, the attempt by Enki and Enlil to destroy humankind through a great flood, and the escape from the flood by Atra-hasis in a boat, accompanied by his possessions, family, and animals.
This classic scholarly edition of the epic is once again made available as a quality Eisenbrauns reprint.

Atra-Hasis: The Babylonian Story of the Flood, with the Sumerian Flood Story

Literature & Fiction

Lambert, Wilfred G.

Civil, Miguel

History & Criticism

Eisenbrauns

The Eponyms of the Assyrian Empire 910-612 BC (State Archives of Assyria Studies)

History

Ancient Civilizations

Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project

Examines the possibility that Jesus' words and actions were committed to writing during his lifetime and what this would mean for the study of Christianity and the origins of the Gospels.

Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus (The Biblical Seminar, 69)

Historical Study & Educational Resources

UNKNO

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