Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament

Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Author: John H. Walton
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2006-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1585582913

Much of the Old Testament seems strange to contemporary readers. However, as we begin to understand how ancient people viewed the world, the Old Testament becomes more clearly a book that stands within its ancient context as it also speaks against it. John Walton provides here a thoughtful introduction to the conceptual world of the ancient Near East. Walton surveys the literature of the ancient Near East and introduces the reader to a variety of beliefs about God, religion, and the world. In helpful sidebars, he provides examples of how such studies can bring insight to the interpretation of specific Old Testament passages. Students and pastors who want to deepen their understanding of the Old Testament will find this a helpful and instructive study.

Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology

Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology
Author: Jeffrey Jay Niehaus
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0825493544

Tracing parallels between biblical accounts and pagan cultures of the ancient Near East, Niehaus explores creation and flood narratives; literary and legal forms; and the acts of deities and the God of the Bible. He reveals not just cultural similarities but spiritual dimensions of common thought and practice, providing an overarching view of the story of the Bible. - Publisher.

Readings from the Ancient Near East

Readings from the Ancient Near East
Author: Bill T. Arnold
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2002-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0801022924

Comprehensive, up-to-date collection of primary source documents (creation accounts, epic literature, etc.) gives insight into the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament.

A Reader of Ancient Near Eastern Texts

A Reader of Ancient Near Eastern Texts
Author: Michael D. Coogan
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-10-11
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 9780195324921

This is a collection of ancient Near Eastern texts relevant to the study of the Old Testament. The texts have been selected from the vast body of written materials in many different languages and in a variety of media from the ancient Near East (including Egypt) from the third millennium bce to the turn of the era.

The Ancient Near East

The Ancient Near East
Author: James B. Pritchard
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 0691147264

Two classic illustrated anthologies, now combined in one convenient volume James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated into one convenient and richly illustrated volume, with a new foreword that puts the translations in context. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this volume provides a stimulating introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Creation Epic (Enuma elish), the Code of Hammurabi, and the Baal Cycle. For students of history, religion, the Bible, archaeology, and anthropology, this anthology provides a wealth of material for understanding the ancient Near East. Represents the diverse cultures and languages of the ancient Near East—Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, and Aramaic—in a wide range of genres: Historical texts Legal texts and treaties Inscriptions Hymns Didactic and wisdom literature Oracles and prophecies Love poetry and other literary texts Letters New foreword puts the classic translations in context More than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the texts Fully indexed

Job

Job
Author: John H. Walton
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310492009

The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.

Against the Gods

Against the Gods
Author: John D. Currid
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433531836

What is the relationship between the Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern mythology? Currid examines the evidence, arguing that the Old Testament is highly polemical as he stresses differentiation over continuity.

Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context

Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context
Author: John H. Walton
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1994-07
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780310365914

This book surveys within the various literary genres (cosmologies, personal archives and epics, hymns, and prayers) parallels between the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern literature.

Ancient Conquest Accounts

Ancient Conquest Accounts
Author: K. Lawson Younger, Jr.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 393
Release: 1990-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567488365

Works on Old Testament historiography, the 'Conquest', and the origins of ancient Israel have burgeoned in recent days. But while others have been issuing new reconstructions this novel work presents a close reading of the biblical text. The focus is on the literary techniques that ancient writers employed in narrating stories of conquest, and the aim is to pinpoint their communicative intentions in their own contexts. This reading is enhanced by engagement with the important discipline of the philosophy of history. Ancient Conquest accounts, replete with extensive quotations from Assyrian, Hittite and Egyptian conquest accounts, is a learned and methodologically sensitive study of a wide range of ancient Near Eastern texts as well as of Joshua 9-12.

Old Testament Theology for Christians

Old Testament Theology for Christians
Author: John H. Walton
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2017-11-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830889043

The Old Testament was written for us, but not to us. Inviting us to leave our modern Christian preconceptions behind, John Walton contends that we will only grasp the Old Testament’s theology when we are immersed in its Ancient Near Eastern context, being guided by what the ancient authors intended as they wrote within their cognitive environment.