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The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria, Especially in Its Relations to Israel

By Robert Rogers

Book information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9781593336141, 1593336144
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20562368 bytes)
Pages
235\291
Time added
2023-04-04 03:34:54

Description

Rogers, in a series of five lectures, explores the religion of ancient Mesopotamia by initially recounting the discovery of that lost religion. He then studies the gods, cosmologies, and sacred texts of the people of ancient Iraq. His work concludes with an examination of their formative myths and epics. CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE LECTURE I. THE RECOVERY OF A LOST RELIGION LECTURE II. THE GODS OP BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA LECTURE III. THE COSMOLOGIES LECTURE IV. THE SACRED BOOKS LECTURE V. THE MYTHS AND EPICS INDEX OF PERSONS AND SUBJECTS INDEX OF BIBLICAL PASSAGES

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