Stars in the Bible Robert C. Newman ‘Star’ in Hebrew & Related Languages The Hebrew word for star is kokav. Similar words are the standard words for star in other…

Greek Mathematics â Overview We now turn to the mathematics of the next ancient civilization we will consider â the Greeks. Recall that both the height of ancient Egyptian…

NATIONAL CHALLENGES AND LOCAL NARRATIVES: THE USES OF CULTURAL RESOURCES IN THE STABILIZATION OF TROUBLED STATES NATIONAL CHALLENGES AND LOCAL NARRATIVES: THE USES OF CULTURAL…

Ammiṣaduqa's Edict and the Babylonian "Law Codes" Author(s): J. J. Finkelstein Source: Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 15, No. 3 (1961), pp. 91-104 Published…

‘This important new book points the way for future historians of ancient Israel.’ HANS M. BARSTAD LESTER L. GRABBE ANCIENT ISRAEL WHAT DO WE KNOW AND HOW DO WE KNOW IT?…

ASSYRIAN NOBLES AND THE BOOK OF JONAH By Paul J. N. Lawrence The book of Jonah is commonly believed to be a post-exilic composition, with modern scholarship tending to favour…

EARLY MESOPOTAMIA: THE PRESUMPTIVE STATE* I will proceed with my history, telling the story as I go along of small cities no less than of great . . . Since I know that man’s…