
The Most Magic Word
Essays on Babylonian & Biblical Literature (2002)
William L. Moran(Author)
Catholic Biblical Association (Publisher)
Published on 30. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-0-915170-34-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together a valuable collection of 14 previously published essays (and one not published) filled with insight and erudition by William L. Moran. He for many years was the Andrew Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He had studied with W. F. Albright, Benno Landsberger, and Thorkild Jacobson and taught Assyriology at Harvard. They include "The Creation of Man in Atrahasis I 192-249"; "New Evident from Mari on the History of Prophecy"; The ANE Background of the Love of God in Deuteronomy"; "The Babylonian Job" and "The epic of Gilgamesh: A Document of Ancient Humanism."
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-915170-34-0 (9780915170340)
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