Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels

Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient people of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley.

A propos de l'auteur

Alexander Heidel was at the time of his death in 1955 on the research staff of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alexander Heidel, Heidel Alexander
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.09.1963
• EAN: 9780226323985
• ISBN: 978-0-226-32398-5
• Pages: 280
• Dimensions: 14 mm x 20 mm x 2 mm
• Poids: 312 g
• Thèmes: Phoenix Books; Phoenix Books
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Ecrits religieux, prières, recueils de chants, méditations religieuses; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Australian & Oceanian, Christianity, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Oceanic & Polynesian languages, Oceanic and Polynesian languages