Stories from Ancient Canaan, Second EditionThe texts from ancient Ugarit are among the most important modern discoveries for understanding the Bible. For more than thirty years, Stories from Ancient Canaan has been recognized as a highly authoritative and readable presentation of the principal Canaanite myths and epics discovered at Ugarit. This fully revised edition takes into account advances in the reading, understanding, and interpretation of these stories since 1978. It also includes two additional texts, expanded introductions, and illustrations. Coogan and Smith have collaborated to bring this classic up to date in order to provide accessible and accurate translations of these texts for a new generation of students. |
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User Review - bezoar44 - LibraryThingThe four myths in this collection were translated from clay tablets found in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit, razed during the regional collapse at the end of the Bronze Age. The critical ... Read full review
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| Title | Stories from Ancient Canaan, Second Edition |
| Editors | Michael D. Coogan, Mark S. Smith |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Presbyterian Publishing Corp, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1611641624, 9781611641622 |
| Length | 160 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / General Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament |
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