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Hebrew and Babylonian Traditions : The Haskell Lectures delivered at Oberlin College in 1913, and since revised and enlarged / Morris Jastrow.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Kiraz Theological ArchivePublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (392 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781593336189
  • 9781463212872
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I: RELATIONS BETWEEN HEBREWS AND BABYLONIANS -- CHAPTER II: THE HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN ACCOUNTS OF CREATION -- CHAPTER III: THE HEBREW AND THE BABYLONIAN SABBATH -- CHAPTER IV: THE HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN VIEWS OF LIFE AFTER DEATH -- CHAPTER V: HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN ETHICS -- APPENDIX: HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN ACCOUNTS OF THE DELUGE -- INDEX
Summary: In this formidable study, Jastrow compares several aspects of the religious life of the Israelites and ancient Babylonias by comparison of their written texts. Among the topics examined are the creation and flood accounts, the concept of the Sabbath, and the ethics of both cultures.
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I: RELATIONS BETWEEN HEBREWS AND BABYLONIANS -- CHAPTER II: THE HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN ACCOUNTS OF CREATION -- CHAPTER III: THE HEBREW AND THE BABYLONIAN SABBATH -- CHAPTER IV: THE HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN VIEWS OF LIFE AFTER DEATH -- CHAPTER V: HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN ETHICS -- APPENDIX: HEBREW AND BABYLONIAN ACCOUNTS OF THE DELUGE -- INDEX

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In this formidable study, Jastrow compares several aspects of the religious life of the Israelites and ancient Babylonias by comparison of their written texts. Among the topics examined are the creation and flood accounts, the concept of the Sabbath, and the ethics of both cultures.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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