books.google.com.au - When Othmar Keel's book first appeared in Germany in 1972, it was a pioneering study, the first to compare systematically the conceptual world of a biblical book with that of ancient Near Eastern iconography. First translated into English in 1978, the book has proven its lasting value for exegesis of...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Symbolism_of_the_Biblical_World.html?id=Fy4B1iMg33YC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Symbolism of the Biblical World