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Israel and Babylon

by Hermann Gunkel

OriginJudaismRelation to the Old TestamentHebrew and Assyro-BabylonianAssyro-Babylonian literatureReligionAssyro-Babylonian religionComparative literature

Examines Friedrich Delitzsch's 1902 controversial lecture titled "Babel and Bible", which theorized that many Old Testament writings had originated in ancient Babylonian tales.

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Book data: Open Library