Teaching History & Historical Geography of Bible Lands: A Syllabus - Couverture souple

Rainey, Anson F.

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ISBN 10 : 9652208213 ISBN 13 : 9789652208217

Editeur : Carta,The Israel Map & Publishing Company Ltd,Israel, 2014

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Biographie de l'auteur :

Anson F Rainey (1930-2011) was Israel s leading historical geographer of the land of the Bible and a master of cuneiform languages such as Akkadian and Ugaritic, as well as ancient Egyptian (hieroglyphic and hieratic), and Hebrew and Arabic. Anson also participated in a dozen different archaeological excavations, from volunteer to area supervisor and was often a member of the core staff. His résumé includes 12 books, 112 scholarly articles, 48 chapters in books and 24 encyclopedia articles. Rainey became a full professor at Tel Aviv University. Anson also taught at other institutions of higher learning in Israel and around the world from California to Korea. After completing a master s degree at the California Baptist Theological Seminary and then receiving a PhD from Brandeis, Anson continued his studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He ultimately settled in Israel and in 1980 converted to Judaism. His major lifelong project was the collation of the Amarna letters.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Teaching History and Historical Geography of Bible Lands outlines a path to understanding the Bible. These lectures are a tour-de-force in the discipline of historical geography and Rainey is the acknowledged master of this discipline. Rainey s syllabus provides the best collection of biblical and extra-biblical sources for all those for whom Holy Scripture has special significance and who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the biblical narrative.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Carta,The Israel Map & Publishing Company Ltd,Israel
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9652208213
• ISBN 13: 9789652208217
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 360