I Studied Inscriptions from before the Flood : Ancient Near Eastern, Literary, and Linguistic Approaches to Genesis 1-11.

Hess, Richard S. ; Tsumura, David Toshio (eds.)

Published by Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, 1994

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XVI + 480 pages, orig. hardcover, first edition, library sticker/stamp on fly leaf, library stamp on title, else internally fine. - - Contents: Series Preface, Editor's Preface, Abbreviations. - - Introduction: Richard S. Hess: One Hundred Fifty Years of Comparative Studies on Genesis 1-11: An Overview. - - David Toshio Tsumura: Genesis and Ancient Near Eastern Stories of Creation and Flood: An Introduction. - - Richard S. Hess: The Genealogies of Genesis 1-11 and Comparative Literature. - - Part I: Ancient Near Eastern and Comparative Approaches: G. Castellino: The Origins of Civilization according to Biblical and Cuneiform Texts. - - W. G. Lambert: A New Look at the Babylonian Background of Genesis. - - A. R. Millard: A New Babylonian "Genesis" Story. - - Thorkild Jacobsen: The Eridu Genesis. - - Patrick D. Miller Jr.: Eridu, Dunnu, and Babel: A Study in Comparative Mythology. - - Isaac M. Kikawada: The Double Creation of Mankind in Enki and Ninmah, Atrahasis I 1-351, and Genesis 1-2. - - E. A. Speiser: The Rivers of Paradise. - - Abraham Malamat: Kings Lists of the Old Babylonian Perdiod and Biblical Genealogies. - - Robert R. Wilson: The Old Testament Genealogies in Recent Research. - - Rykle Borger: The Incantation Series Bit Meseri and Enoch's Ascension to Heaven. - - J. Simons: The "Table of Nations" (Genesis 10): Its General Structure and Meaning. - - D. J. Wiseman: Genesis 10: Some Archaeological Considerations. - - I. J. Gelb: The Name of Babylon. - - E. A. Speiser: In Search of Nimrod. - - Samuel Noah Kramer: The "Babel of Tongues": A Sumerian Version. - - Part 2: Literary and Linguistic Approaches: D.J.A. Clines: Theme in Genesis 1-11. - - David Toshio Tsumura: The Earth in Genesis 1. - - Phyllis A. Bird: "Male and Female He Created Them": Genesis 1:27b in the Context of the Priestly Account of Creation. - - Jerome T. Walsh: Genesis 2:4b-3:24: A Synchronic Approach. - - Alan Jon Hauser: Genesis 2-3: The Theme of Intimacy and Alienation. - - Gordon J. Wenham: Sanctuary Symbolism in the Garden of Eden Story. - - S. Gevirtz: Lamech's Song to His Wives (Genesis 4:23-24). - - Bernhard W. Anderson: From Analysis to Synthesis: The Interpretation of Genesis 1-11. - - Gordon J. Wenham: The Coherence of the Flood Narrative. - - J. M. Sasson: The "Tower of Babel" as a Clue to the Redactional Structuring of the Primeval History (Genesis 1:1-11:9). - - Indexes: Index of Authorities, Index of Ancient Sources, Index of Scripture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Studied Inscriptions from before the Flood : Ancient Near Eastern, Literary, and Linguistic Approaches to Genesis 1-11.
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Altorientalische Mythologie