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The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels

Alexander Heidel

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Description:Cuneiform records made some 3000 years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death & the afterlife & the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Genesis, Heidel interprets the famous Gilgamesh Epic & other related Babylonian & Assyrian documents. He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew & Mesopotamian ideas.PrefaceList of Symbols & Special CharactersThe Gilgamesh epicRelated material Death and the afterlifeThe story of the floodWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels. To get started finding The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Phoenix Books/University of Chicago Press (IL)

Release: 1963

ISBN: 0226323986

Description: Cuneiform records made some 3000 years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death & the afterlife & the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Genesis, Heidel interprets the famous Gilgamesh Epic & other related Babylonian & Assyrian documents. He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew & Mesopotamian ideas.PrefaceList of Symbols & Special CharactersThe Gilgamesh epicRelated material Death and the afterlifeThe story of the floodWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels. To get started finding The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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