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
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.11.2000
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity
• EAN: 9780271020600
• ISBN: 978-0-271-02060-0
• Illustrations: Karten
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm
• Weight (packing): 594 g
• Series: Hermeneutics
• Subjects: Homer, Israel, Shakespeare, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Origin, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Hermeneutics, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Church history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Translations, Hebrew Bible, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, historical events, Mesopotamian creative genius, climates of thought, Jean Bottero