| Boundaries of the Ancient Near Eastern World Contributor(s): Lubetski, Meir (Editor), Gottlieb, Claire (Editor), Keller, Sharon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1850758719 ISBN-13: 9781850758716 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $257.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1998 Annotation: For over threescore years Cyrus H. Gordon's scholarship and teaching have provided new directions to the study of the ancient Near East. This collection of 34 essays in honour of his 90th birthday, edited by three of his former pupils, celebrates his fascinating and remarkable achievements and reflects his broad command of ancient studies. The global impact of his research can be seen from the geographical dispersion of the outstanding scholars who have written here on the following topics: archaeology, Bible studies, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Arabic, Egypto-Semitic, the cuneiform world, Indo-European, Samaritan, the Graeco-Roman world, mediaeval studies. The inclusion of a complete bibliography of Gordon's works is of singular value. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 939.4 |
| LCCN: 98189112 |
| Series: JSOT Supplement (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 6.54" W x 9.5" (2.16 lbs) 578 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For over threescore years Cyrus H. Gordon's scholarship and teaching have provided new directions to the study of the ancient Near East. This collection of 34 essays in honour of his 90th birthday, edited by three of his former pupils, celebrates his fascinating and remarkable achievements and reflects his broad command of ancient studies. The global impact of his research can be seen from the geographical dispersion of the outstanding scholars who have written here on the following topics: archaeology, Bible studies, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Arabic, Egypto-Semitic, the cuneiform world, Indo-European, Samaritan, the Graeco-Roman world, mediaeval studies. The inclusion of a complete bibliography of Gordon's works is of singular value. |