Stories from Ancient Canaan, Second Edition

Name: Stories from Ancient Canaan, Second Edition
Price: 15.69 USD
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ISBN: 9780664232429

ISBN-10: 0664232426

ISBN-13: 9780664232429

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Michael D. Coogan, Mark S. Smith

List price: $35.00

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For more than thirty years,Stories from Ancient Canaanhas been recognized as a highly authoritative and readable presentation of the principal Canaanite myths and epics discovered at Ugarit. This fully revised edition takes into account advances in the reading, understanding, and interpretation of these stories since 1978. It also includes two additional texts, as well as expanded introductions, notes, and illustrations.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 3/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Mark S. Smith is Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at New York University and author of many books. He was the 2010-11 President of the Catholic Biblical Association of America.



Preface


Introduction


The Tablets


The Gods and Goddesses of Ugarit


Poetry and Language


Ugarit and Ancient Israel


A Note on This Translation


Suggestions for Further Reading


A Note on Sources


Aqhat


Introduction


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