Faith and History in the Old TestamentThis absorbing and readable account of the religion of ancient Israel is presented against the background of other cultures of the time. Father MacKenzie traces the development of Israel?s belief and draws upon modern knowledge of the cultures of the anci. |
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Abraham activity ancient Israel ancient Near East Babylon Babylonian Ben Sira bless Book Book of Daniel Book of Exodus Book of Job Canaanite century B.C. chapter character Christian claim concept concerned contemporary cosmos covenant creation Creator-God creatures David deity divine doctrine earth Egypt Egyptian Enuma Elish established existence experience expressed faith fertility Flood Genesis Gentiles glorify God's gods Hebrew Hittite hope human Israelite Jerusalem king kingship land later least literature living Lord man's mankind Marduk material ment Mesopotamia millennium B.C. modern moral Moses myth mythical mythology naive narrated narratives nations nature Old Testament origin patriarchs period postexilic praise present promise prophets psalms race relationship religion religious revelation ritual sages salvation sapiential scribes seminomad Semitic Sira specific story suzerainty treaty symbol temple theology theophanies things thou tion tribes University vassal wisdom writing worship Yahweh Yahwist