Description
The Israelites and the Greeks formed "the first free societies, cultivating rain-watered fields around a fortified citadel, recording their words about the human situation in a widely-accessible alphabetic script." With a keen eye for both comparisons and contrasts, John Pairman Brown investigates relationships between ancient Israel and Greece. In this intriguing and engaging work, he addresses historical, religious, linguistic, and cultural connections between these Mediterranean cultures. With erudition and humility, the author illuminates both Israelite and Greek writings and cultures. He brings a vast knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean and its languages to these studies, which will startle and entice the reader back to the ancient texts.
Author: John Pairman Brown
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 05/27/2003
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.01w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9780800635916
ISBN10: 0800635914
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | Greece
- History | Jewish | General
- Religion | History
This title is not returnable