Author : J. Evans Thomas
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332576753
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (767 download)
Book Synopsis The Old Testament in the Light of the Religion of Babylonia and Assyria (Classic Reprint) by : J. Evans Thomas
Download or read book The Old Testament in the Light of the Religion of Babylonia and Assyria (Classic Reprint) written by J. Evans Thomas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Old Testament in the Light of the Religion of Babylonia and Assyria My object is to give a summary of the recent discoveries which have been made in Babylonia and Assyria, and to show that the lawgivers, poets, and prophets of Israel had many religious ideas and experiences which were held in common with the Babylonians and Assyrians. The resemblances and differences between the Babylonian and Assyrian religious literature and the Old Testament narratives are pointed out, and I have endeavoured to show the relations which existed between the Old Testament and the religious literature of the Babylonians and Assyrians. The quotations which I have given from the Babylonian and Assyrian tablets are, on the whole, comparatively short, but I hope that brevity has not done injustice to the context. My object is to present a fairly comprehensive idea of the discoveries that have been made on the banks of the Tigris and the Euphrates, and to show that the Old Testament writers were indebted to the religious peoples of Babylonia and Assyria; and in the last chapter an effort is made to state the relation which exists between the Babylonian and Assyrian inscriptions and Biblical criticism. I am well aware of the limitations of the book, which is meant to be comprehensive rather than exhaustive; and the readers who are desirous of obtaining further knowledge can turn to more elaborate works on the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
