{"product_id":"readings-from-the-ancient-near-bill-t-arnold-9780801022920","title":"Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume in the Encountering Biblical Studies series fills that void. \u003ci\u003eReadings from the Ancient Near East\u003c\/i\u003e takes the student through a wide variety of primary source texts from the ancient Near East that illuminate every book of the Old Testament. It is the companion volume to \u003ci\u003eEncountering the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored by Bill Arnold and Bryan Beyer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe editors have compiled this volume with the beginning Old Testament student in mind. The selections are intended to move a learner with little or no knowledge of the ancient Near East to a basic understanding of its significant texts and authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTexts spanning more than two thousand years include Sumerian creation accounts, epic literature from Mesopotamia, cultic ritual texts from Egypt, and prophetic references from Syria. \u003ci\u003eReadings from the Ancient Near East\u003c\/i\u003e will surely become a standard text for professors, students, pastors, Sunday school teachers, and serious lay readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill T. Arnold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801022924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801022920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.98w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2002 pg. 76","brand":"Bill T. Arnold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994000326911,"sku":"9780801022920","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b97178ff-d735-4f8c-a209-1f89dca9ce5d.jpg?v=1683327534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/readings-from-the-ancient-near-bill-t-arnold-9780801022920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}