Discusses how the people of the Near East invented writing on clay tablets and how they stayed preserved for thousands of years and now we can study them and le

This book examines the outlook of the ancient Mesopotamians in such areas as their religious values; views on death and burial, health and healing, and scholars

Incorporating the latest scholarly research, the third edition of A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000–323 BC presents a comprehensive overview of the

Leading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East, bringing insight to the interpretation of specific Old Testament

An authoritative guide to the whole of the cradle of civilization.