OT500 Ancient Near Eastern Contexts for the Old Testament (A. Mickahail/3 units)

Description

A survey of the cultural, customs, archaeological, and historical backgrounds of the Old Testament

TEXTBOOKS: Ehrlich, Carl S., ed. From an Antique Land: An Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Literature. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009. ($80)
Walton, John H. Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. ($20)
Van de Mieroop, Marc. A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007. ($30)
Van de Mieroop, Marc. A History of Ancient Egypt. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ($40)