Religion

ISBN: 9789638046369
Published by : Archaeolingua
As regards an artistic object, e.g. a sculpture of the ancient world of unknown provenance, it is a usual practice to study its possible context, historic and sometimes also religious background. But is it correct to do the same with an artefact o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789653500839
Published by : Heb
This two-volume collection of Aramaic, Hebrew and Nabataean cursive-script documents includes the documents themselves (in transcription, translation, facsimile drawings and alphabetic charts), a palaeographical section (a description and analy... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788772896205
Published by : Museum Tusculanum Press
The canonical version of the Babylonian omen series concerned with barutu: extispicy (divination from entrails of sheep), consisted of ten chapters or sub-series, and are among the first intellectual adventures of Ancient Man into the field of sci... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780312220761
The prophets of the ancient world were mystics whose words have transcended the ages. In this collection for the general reader, Biblical scholars look at passages from the writings of the period-from Isaiah's portrayal of the suffering Messiah... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789654930123
Published by : Magnes Press
An attractive study of the many different ways in which Jerusalem was represented in maps produced between the 6th and 19th centuries. Rubin's selection of maps illustrates the contrasting traditions and approaches of cartographers and shows h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780567089595
Published by : Continuum International Pub.
This book contains `the first translation of the biblical scrolls into language', presenting texts that Jesus would have regarded as sacred scripture. The aim is to provide an edition accessible to the general reader with each section introduced w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781575060309
Published by : Eisenbrauns
Known to most readers as author of Leviticus in the Jewish Publication Society Torah Commentary series and Numbers 1-20 in the Anchor Bible series, as well as numerous essays in Bible dictionaries and encyclopedias, Baruch Levine holds the plac... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718890124
Published by : Lutterworth Press
In his classic account of the antiquities of Jordan, Lankester Harding writes with an erudition based upon a lifetime's knowledge of the region, describing all the major sites of interest in the country. Some of the most remarkable and famous site... .... Learn More

Published by : Archetype Books
Proceedings of the 1997 Irene Levi-Sala Seminar, containing the Keynote Lectures - The Rise of Early Israel: Archaeology and Long-Term History (I Finkelstein); The Search for Early Israel: Historical Perspective (K W Whitelam); Egyptians and He... .... Learn More