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	ASOR Books Cult Image and Divine Representation in the Ancient Near East edited by Neil H Walls While biblical prophets ridiculed the notion of humans fashioning an idol that they would then worship, ancient Near Eastern theologians developed a sophisticated religious system in which divine beings could be physically manifest within the material of a cultic image without being limited by that embodiment. The four essays in this compact volume examine the intriguing subject of cultic images and divine iconography in Mesopotamia, Egypt, ... Paperback. Price US$24.95
	ASOR Books The Babylonian Entitlement Narûs: A Study in Form and Function by Kathryn Slanski In this investigation into the form, function and historical significance of the Babylonian entitlement narûs (steles), the author sheds new light on one of antiquity's most mysterious and elusive classes of artifact. More commonly referred to as kudurrus, these objects first came to the attention of western scholars in 1801 when the explorer Anton Michaux sold a polished black stone that he had discovered near Baghdad to the ... Paperback. Publisher's Price US$29.95, Our Price US$14.98
	ASOR Books On the Way to Nineveh: Studies in Honour of George M Landes edited by Stephen L Cook and S C Winter A tribute to Dr George M Landes on the occasion of his retirement as professor of Hebrew Bible Studies at Union Seminary and as Secretary of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Contributions aim to address the role of philology and archaeology in biblical studies, and include: Ruth Revisited (Edward F Campbell, Jr); Holy War Ideology and the Rapid Shift of Mood in Psalm 3 (Ee Kon Kim); No Small Thing: The "Overturning" of ... Paperback. Publisher's Price US$49.95, Our Price US$9.98
	ASOR Books One Hundred Years of American Archaeology in the Middle East edited by Douglas Clark and Victor Matthews This volume presents an important collection of essays on history and archaeology of the Ancient Middle East, written by the leading scholars in the field. Based on papers presented at the ASOR Centennial Celebration in Washington DC in 2000, these essays provide a useful synthesis of the results of North American excavations in the Middle East region over the past century, and their implications for historical and anthropological research. But ... Paperback. Publisher's Price US$35.00, Our Price US$14.98