[PDF] The Chaldean Account Of Genesis eBook

Author : George Smith
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Page : 356 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 1876
Category : History
ISBN :

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The Chaldean Account of Genesis by George Smith, first published in 1876, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Author : George Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 15,6 MB
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1108079016

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This revised 1880 second edition of Smith's book draws extraordinary parallels between cuneiform documents and the biblical book of Genesis.

Author : George Smith
Publisher :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 19,38 MB
Release : 2016-09-24
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ISBN : 9781537347257

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This book contains the description of creation, the fall of man, the deluge, the tower of Babel, Babylonian fables and legends of the Gods. It also has chapters on Babylonian and Assyrian literature, general mythology, the Izdubar legends, the adventures of Ishtar and fragments of miscellaneous texts.

Author : Alexander Heidel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 20,47 MB
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 022611242X

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Here is a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumerian material. Each creation account is preceded by a brief introduction dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, etc. Also included is a translation and discussion of two Babylonian creation versions written in Greek. The final chapter presents a detailed examination of the Babylonian creation accounts in their relation to our Old Testament literature.

Author : George Smith
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 28,44 MB
Release : 2004-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1592449670

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In this early work of Assyriology, Smith provides his analysis of the Gilgamesh Epic as well as Enuma Elish in their relation to the Old Testament. Five years after his death, the renowned Assyriologists, A. H. Sayce revised and updated his work. The stories and myths given in the foregoing pages have, probably, very different values; some are genuine traditions--some compiled to account for natural phenomena, and some pure romances. At the head of their history and traditions the Babylonians placed an account of the creation of the world; and, although different forms of this story were current, in certain features they all agreed. Beside the account of the present animals, they related the creation of legions of monster forms which disappeared before the human epoch, and they accounted for the great problem of humanity--the presence of evil in the world--by making out that it proceeded from the original chaos, the spirit of confusion and darkness, which was the origin of all things, and which was even older than the gods. --from the Conclusion

Author : JoAnn Scurlock
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,46 MB
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1575068656

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Hermann Gunkel was a scholar in the generation of the origins of Assyriology, the spectacular discovery by George Smith of fragments of the “Chaldean Genesis,” and the Babel-Bibel debate. Gunkel’s thesis, inspired by materials supplied to him by the Assyriologist Heinrich Zimmern, was to take the Chaoskampf motif of Revelation as an event that would not only occur at the end of the world but had already happened at the beginning, before Creation. In other words, in this theory, one imagines God in Genesis 1 as first having battled Rahab, Leviathan, and Yam (the forces of Chaos) in a grand battle, and only then beginning to create. The problem with Gunkel’s theory is that it did not simply identify common elements in the mythologies of the ancient Near East but imposed upon them a structure dictating the relationships between the elements, a structure that was based on inadequate knowledge and a forced interpretation of his sources. On the other hand, one is not entitled to insist that there was no cultural conversation among peoples who spent the better part of several millennia trading with, fighting, and conquering one another. Creation and Chaos attempts to address some of these issues. The contributions are organized into five sections that address various aspects of the issues raised by Gunekl’s theories.

Author : George Smith
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 11,97 MB
Release : 2023-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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George Smith's 'The Chaldean Account Of Genesis (Illustrated Edition)' is a groundbreaking piece of literature that delves into the ancient Babylonian creation stories and their striking parallels to the biblical Book of Genesis. Through his meticulous translation and analysis of cuneiform tablets, Smith uncovers a narrative that predates the Judeo-Christian tradition, shedding new light on the origins of religious thought. The book's detailed illustrations provide visual context to the text, enhancing the reader's understanding of this ancient civilization's beliefs and practices. Smith's writing is both scholarly and accessible, making this text suitable for academics and general readers alike who are interested in exploring the intersections of ancient mythology and religious texts.