Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels
Book by Alexander Heidel
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Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. ... Google Books
Originally published: 1946
Author: Alexander Heidel
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He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew and Mesopotamian ideas.
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Cultural and historical background information is essential to properly understanding the biblical text. This volume by Heidel provides some great insights into ...
Though rich in mythological mate- rial of great significance for the study of comparative religion, it abounds with episodes of deepest human Interest, in ...
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This is an excellent study in textual syncretism and ancient Near Eastern myth making. The parallels between all of the ancient flood accounts are uncanny, ...
Heidel's book on the Gilgamesh flood myth is a comparison of the Mesopotamian epic with the biblical account of Noah's Ark and the biblical deluge.
Nov 16, 2010 · The Gilgamesh epic and Old Testament parallels ; Publication date: 1963 ; Topics: Gilgamesh, Bible, Altes Testament, Death, Deluge, ...
He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew and Mesopotamian ideas.
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He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew and Mesopotamian ideas.
THE GILGAMESH EPIC AND OLD TESTAMENT PARALLELS. By Alexander Heidel. University of Chicago Press, 1946. 20s. - Volume 24 Issue 94.
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