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. This volume in the Encountering Biblical Studies series fills that void. Readings from the Ancient Near East 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 Encountering the Old Testament, coauthored by Bill Arnold and Bryan Beyer. The 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. Texts spanning more than two thousand years include Sumerian creation accounts, epic literature from Mesopotamia, cultic ritual texts from Egypt, and prophetic references from Syria. Readings from the Ancient Near East will surely become a standard text for professors, students, pastors, Sunday school teachers, and serious lay readers.
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Bill T. Arnold (Ph.D., Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Asbury Theological Seminary. Bryan E. Beyer (Ph.D., Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament at Columbia International University Seminary and School of Missions.
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Good Primary Source Material
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By G. Moore
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This book is good for doing research in Ancient Near Eastern relgions and culture. Not much is given in terms of connection with biblical material, but it's not meant to be. It's a collection of very diverse primary sources that put the Tanakh (Old Testament) into its greater context - Ancient Near Eastern culture. I would recommend it for anyone doing research in that area. Its not as bulky, robust, and expensive as some other source collections, but it still offers a nice array of materials for a good price.
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By Caleb S.
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My professor required this book as part of most of his Old Testament courses. He gave his own commentary showing how writings from other cultures influenced the authors of the Bible, and how the authors of the Bible answered the other cultures. The book helped shed light on Ancient Near Eastern practices that were common during the days of Abraham to the days of the Kings. For those who want to just read other texts and see how they compare to the Bible, it would be useful to have a commentary showing similar texts in the Bible. If it is required reading for class, it would be advisable to the professor to show the important correlations between the Biblical texts and the ANE texts.
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This book is helpful when undertaking an in-depth study of the Old Testament, especially when looking at the historical background of the writings. The photos and descriptions of ancient texts, cities and artifacts also added clarity.
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