The Birth of God - The Bible and the Historian

About the author

Jean Bottéro, a scholar of rare abilities, is Director Emeritus of Assyriology in the Department of Philology and History at the École pratique des hautes études. Bottéro's other books include Mesopotamia: Writing, Reasoning, and the Gods (1992) and a volume on ancient Mesopotamian cuisine.

Summary

A volume of essays on the Hebrew Bible. Jean Bottero sees the Bible as a variety of documents which reveal much about their time of origin, historical events, and climates of thought. He focuses on the need for an understanding of Israel as a major root of our entire Western tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Bottero, Jean Bottéro
• Assisted by: Kees W. Bolle (Translation), Bolle Kees W. (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2000
• EAN: 9780271020600
• ISBN: 978-0-271-02060-0
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 594 g
• Illustrations: Karten
• Series: Hermeneutics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Israel, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Church history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis