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262 pages • first pub 2007 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199216635
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition Pub Date: 01 February 2008
Description
Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belong...
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262 pages • first pub 2007 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199216635
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition Pub Date: 01 February 2008
Description
Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belong...