TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cooley,Jeffrey L.
TI  - Poetic astronomy in the ancient Near East: the reflexes of celestial science in ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite narrative 
T2  - History, Archaeology, and the Culture of the Levant
SN  - 1575066939
AV  - QB19 .C66 2013
U1  - 520.9394 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Winona Lake, Indiana
PB  - Eisenbrauns
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - fast
KW  - Astronomy, Ancient
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Astronomy, Ancient, in literature
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - History
KW  - Astronomy Ancient
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; ""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""The Study of Ancient Near Eastern Celestial Science and Literature""; ""1.1�Introduction""; ""1.2.�Pan-Babylonianism""; ""1.3.�Understanding Mesopotamian Astronomy""; ""1.4.�The Problem in Assyriology""; ""1.5.�The Problem in Biblical Studies""; ""1.6.�The Problem in Ugaritology""; ""1.7.�Bridging the Gap""; ""1.8.�Celestial Science in Ancient Near Eastern Literature""; ""Appendix 1.1: Definitions of Important Terms Used in This Study""; ""Celestial Science in Mesopotamia""; ""2.1.�Introduction""; ""2.2.�Pre�Old Babylonian Celestial Sciences""""2.3.�Celestial Divination Material""; ""2.4.�Celestial Divination Supportive Material: Didactic and Practical Tools""; ""2.5.�Celestial Divination Interpretive Material""; ""2.6.�Miscellaneous Celestial-Science Material""; ""2.7.�Summary History of Mesopotamian Astronomy""; ""Celestial Science in Mesopotamian Literature""; ""3.1.�Introduction""; ""3.2.�Divination""; ""3.3.�Catasterisms and Other Celestial Aetia""; ""3.4.�Miscellaneous""; ""3.5.�Conclusion""; ""Celestial Science at Ugarit and in Ugaritic Literature""; ""4.1.�The Celestial Sciences at Ugarit""""4.2.�The Celestial Sciences in Ugaritic Literature""; ""Appendix 4.1: Interpretations of the Baal Cycle""; ""Appendix 4.2: Gaster�s Interpretation of the Aqhat Text""; ""Appendix 4.3: Interpretations of KTU 1.23""; ""Celestial Science in Ancient Israel""; ""5.1.�Introduction""; ""5.2.�Celestial Terminology in the Hebrew Bible""; ""5.3.�Astral Religion""; ""5.4.�Celestial Divination""; ""5.5.�The Calendars of the Hebrew Bible""; ""5.6.�Celestial Science in Ancient Israel: Conclusion""; ""Celestial Science in Ancient Israelite Literature""""6.1.�Introduction: The Criteria for Identifying Celestial References in the Hebrew Bible""; ""6.2.�Celestial Agents, Astral Religion, and Calendar""; ""6.3.�Joshua 10""; ""6.4.�Judges 5""; ""6.5.�The Shadow on the Steps of Ahaz""; ""6.6.�Genesis 1:14�18""; ""6.7.�The Stars in Job""; ""6.8.�Conclusion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Authors""; ""Index of Scripture""; ""Index of Ancient Near Eastern Names and Sources""
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