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The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches

The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches

by Theophilus G. Pinches

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Author
Pinches, Theophilus G. (Theophilus Goldridge), 1856-1934
Title
The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia
Language
English
LoC Class
BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament
Subject
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Category
Text
eBook-No.
38732
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38732
Release Date
January 31, 2012
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Contents — Foreword — Chapter I. The Early Traditions Of The Creation.
  2. 2.Sidelights:—Merodach.
  3. 3.The God Aa, Ae, Or Ea.
  4. 4.Anšar And Kišar (pp. 16 , 17 , 20 , etc.).
  5. 5.Tiamat. — Chapter II. The History, As Given In The Bible, From The Creation To The Flood.
  6. 6.Adam. — Chapter III. The Flood.
  7. 7.The Eleventh Tablet Of The Gilgameš Series, Containing The Story Of The Flood.
  8. 8.Appendix. The Second Version Of The Flood-Story. — Chapter IV. Assyria, Babylonia, And The Hebrews, With Reference To The So-Called Genealogical Table.
  9. 9.The Tower Of Babel.
  10. 10.The Patriarchs To Abraham. — Chapter V. Babylonia At The Time Of Abraham.
  11. 11.The Religious Element.
  12. 12.The King.
  13. 13.The People. — 1. — 2. — 3.
  14. 14.“ Year of Šamaš and Rimmon. ” — Chapter VI. Abraham.
  15. 15.Salem. — Chapter VII. Isaac, Jacob, And Joseph. — Chapter VIII. The Tel-El-Amarna Tablets And The Exodus. — Chapter IX. The Nations With Whom The Israelites Came Into Contact.
  16. 16.Amorites.
  17. 17.Hittites.
  18. 18.Jebusites.
  19. 19.Girgashites.
  20. 20.Moabites. — Chapter X. Contact Of The Hebrews With The Assyrians.
  21. 21.Sennacherib.
  22. 22.Esarhaddon.
  23. 23.Aššur-Banî-Âpli. — Chapter XI. Contact Of The Hebrews With The Later Babylonians. — Chapter XII. Life At Babylon During The Captivity, With Some Reference To The Jews.
  24. 24.I. — The Earliest Mention Of Nabonidus.
  25. 25.II. — A Loan Granted On Security At Erech. — The Work Upon A Plantation. — Sale Of An Ass. — Jews And Babylonians During The Captivity. — The Dead Slave. — A Right Of Way. — The Story Of Abil-Addu-Nathanu And Bunanitum. — The Purchase Of The House At Borsippa. — The Loan To Make Up The Sum Required To Purchase The Property. — A First Payment Made After The Death Of Abil-Addu-Nathānu. — The Legal Action After The Death Of Abil-Addu-Nathānu. — The Final Repayment Of The Loan To Iddina-Marduk. — Ê-Sagila-Râmat And Her Father-In-Law's Slave. — Iddina-Nabû Sells His Egyptian Slave And Her Infant. — Chapter XIII. The Decline Of Babylon. — Appendix. The Stele Inscribed With The Laws Of Ḫammurabi.
  26. 26.The Laws Of Ḫammurabi. — Introduction. — The Laws. — Babylon And The Bible. — Canaan. — The Sabbath. — (The Duties Of The 7th Day). — Was The Flood A “Sin-Flood” ? — Jahweh (Jehovah). — Additional Notes To Ḫammurabi's Laws. — Appendix To The Third Edition.
  27. 27.The Hittites.
  28. 28.The Ḫabiri.
  29. 29.A Letter Apparently From Prince Belshazzar ( see pp. 446-451 ).
  30. 30.The Aramaic Papyri From Elephantine. — Notes And Additions. — Index. — Footnotes

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