Publisher's Synopsis
This book, on the ancient Near East and ancient Israel, contains analysis of their political, legal, cultural, and economic world. Specific topics include laws regarding marriage, rape, inheritance, and contracts; archaeological reconstruction of battles described in the Bible; analysis of the biblical texts concerning Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon; the family hearth in the ancient Near East; herding as represented in biblical texts; literary analysis of Genesis and the Dumuzi-Inana literature, and several philological examinations.
