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From the stone age to Christianity : monotheism and the historical process
- Title
- From the stone age to Christianity : monotheism and the historical process / by William Foxwell Albright.
- Author
- Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971.
- Publication
- Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1957.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | BL221 .A437 1957 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 432 pages; 19 cm.
- Summary
- "This book brings to life the turbulent history of man in the Fertile Crescent, from his first appearance in the Old Stone Age until the Christian era. It is written by William Foxwell Albright, one of the world's foremost students of the ancient Near East and the dean of American archaeologists and biblical scholars. Dr. Albright centers on the question of historical process, and argues that monotheism is the key to the history of human civilization in the West. He traces the beginnings of monotheism to the cosmic mythology and high gods of Babylonia and Egypt, and its emergence in history to the solar theism of Akhenaten. He finds its classic expression in the ministry of Moses and the utterances of the great prophets of the Old Testament, and its culmination in the career of Jesus Christ."--Book cover.
- Series Statement
- Doubleday anchor books, A100
- Uniform Title
- Doubleday anchor books
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- New horizons in history -- Toward an organismic philosophy of history -- Praeparatio -- When Israel was a child (Hosea 11:1) -- Charisma and catharsis -- In the fullness of time (Galatians 4:4).
- LCCN
- 57005562
- OCLC
- ocm00556974
- 556974
- SCSB-190704
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library