Code of Hammurabi Tablet Found Code of Hammurabi Tablet Found A first in Israel: a cuneiform tablet uncovered by a Hebrew University team at Hazor parallels the Code of Hammurabi. Tags: INN Staff courtesy of Hebrew University , Jul 26 , 2010 2:40 PM | updated: 3:56 PM Share Code of Hammurabi Tablet Hebrew University For the […]
BIBLE AND MESOPTMNIA
Open AccessReview Influences of Egyptian Lotus Symbolism and Ritualistic Practices on Sacral Tree Worship in the Fertile Crescent from 1500 BCE to 200 CE
MESOPOTAMIAN LAW CODES: the HUMAN ROOTS OF MOSES’ LAWS.
This paper will consider the law codes of ancient Mesopotamia and compare them with the Moses’ Law Code and Jesus’ pronouncements at Gethsemane. Both the latter are here considered as offshoots of the Mesopotamian law traditions in that both function as founder declarations of future societal normalcy. In the ancient world such documents optimistically sounded […]
Investigating the Pre-Biblical origins of the Holy Bible via Archaeology (right one) PDF
Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and the Flood
Article Articles Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and the Flood By Pete Enns on June 01, 2010 The Bible in Ancient Context The Flood #Introduction The biblical flood story (Genesis 6-9) has certainly taken a beating over the last two or three centuries. The problems began in earnest once geologists realized that a literal submersion of the entire earth in […]
Israelite History in the Context of the Ancient Near East
* Geographical background The Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, including the regions that are now the location of the following states: Greece, Turkey, Iran (earlier called Persia), Iraq (the ancient Mesopotamia), Lebanon (the ancient Ugarit north of Canaan), Jordan (east of Canaan, across the Jordan river), Syria (related to ancient Assyria), Egypt, Saudi Arabia, […]