Persia and the bible

Internationally noted historian Yamauchi paints an incisive portrait of Persia's role in Old Testament history. As well as providing a detailed assessment of the archaeological and biblical data, he weaves into his meticulously documented text more than one hundred photos, maps, and diagrams.

About the author

Edwin M. Yamauchi (Ph.D., Brandeis University) is professor of history emeritus at Miami University, Ohio. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Africa and hte Bible, Persia and the Bible, Greece and Babylon, The Archaeology of New Testament Cities in Asia Minor, Harper's World of the New Testament, and Africa and Africans in Antiquity. A co-edited work, Peoples of the Old Testament World, won a Biblical Archaeological Society Award.

Product details

• Authors: Donald J. Wiseman, Edwin Yamauchi, Edwin M Yamauchi, Edwin M. Yamauchi
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.1997
• EAN: 9780801021084
• ISBN: 978-0-8010-2108-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 35 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity