Persia and the Bible / Edwin M. Yamauchi ; foreword by Donald J. Wiseman.

By:

Yamauchi, Edwin M [author.]

Contributor(s):

Wiseman, D. J. (Donald John) [writer of foreword.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0801098998
9780801098994

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BS680.I65 Y35 1990
BS680.I65 Y35 1990

Contents:

The Medes -- Cyrus -- Cambyses -- Darius -- Xerxes -- Artaxerxes I -- Susa -- Ecbatana -- Pasargadae -- Persepolis -- Persia and the Greeks -- Zoroastrianism -- The Magi -- Mithraism.

Summary: "Incorporating the latest archaeological information from Iran, the author paints an incisive portrait of Persia's role in Old Testament history. He analyzes the peoples who constituted the old Persian confederation as well as the important cities (e.g. Susa, Pasargadae, Persepolis) and kings (e.g. Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes) who played a dominant role in the Achaemenian era"--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Harvest Mission College General Stacks	Non-fiction	220 Y198P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010484

Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-547) and indexes.

The Medes -- Cyrus -- Cambyses -- Darius -- Xerxes -- Artaxerxes I -- Susa -- Ecbatana -- Pasargadae -- Persepolis -- Persia and the Greeks -- Zoroastrianism -- The Magi -- Mithraism.

"Incorporating the latest archaeological information from Iran, the author paints an incisive portrait of Persia's role in Old Testament history. He analyzes the peoples who constituted the old Persian confederation as well as the important cities (e.g. Susa, Pasargadae, Persepolis) and kings (e.g. Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes) who played a dominant role in the Achaemenian era"--Jacket.

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Persia and the Bible / Edwin M. Yamauchi ; foreword by Donald J. Wiseman.