The Babylonian Genesis

The Story of the Creation

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Comparative Religion, History, Ancient History
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Author: Alexander Heidel ISBN: 9780226112428
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Publication: June 24, 2009
Imprint: University of Chicago Press Language: English
Author: Alexander Heidel
ISBN: 9780226112428
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication: June 24, 2009
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Language: English

Here is a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumerian material. Each creation account is preceded by a brief introduction dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, etc. Also included is a translation and discussion of two Babylonian creation versions written in Greek. The final chapter presents a detailed examination of the Babylonian creation accounts in their relation to our Old Testament literature.

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Here is a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumerian material. Each creation account is preceded by a brief introduction dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, etc. Also included is a translation and discussion of two Babylonian creation versions written in Greek. The final chapter presents a detailed examination of the Babylonian creation accounts in their relation to our Old Testament literature.

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