Snell, Daniel C

Religions of the Ancient Near East - New York Cambridge University 2011 - 179p

includes index and biblioraphy

Defining time and space ........1 Early inklings..........7 Gods, Gods, Gods..........14 Cities, States, and Gods........30 The lure of Egypt, 4000-1400BCE.........54 The Gods of Egypt......66 The akhenaten Dream, 1350-1300 BCE........72 Practice in Egypt ............80 The International Age, 1400-1000 BCE.......................84 Gods and People............95 The lord is one - Israel in its Environement.......103 The Turning ...115 The good god and the Bad God .......126 The lands of Baal.....132 Greece, etruria, Rome, and Conveying Traditions........139 The Dead hand of the Past and the living God......148 Experiencing ancient near Eastern Religion..............162

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Religious Life
Middle East

SS10.2 / SN271