Stories from Ancient Canaan
| Author | : Michael David Coogan |
| Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 1978-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0664241840 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780664241841 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (841 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Stories from Ancient Canaan by : Michael David Coogan
Download or read book Stories from Ancient Canaan written by Michael David Coogan and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contained on fifteen of the cuneiform tables uncovered at the ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit are the four major oral Ugartic myths of Aqhat, The Healers, Kirta and Baal. Stories from Ancient Canaan is the first to offer a one-volume translation of all four. This accessible book teaches the principal Canaanite religious literature, and will be useful to students of the history of religion, of the Bible, and of comparative literature.
