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In the Beginning: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece (American Academy of Religion AIDS for the Study of Religion)
In the Beginning Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia Israel and Greece - American Academy of Religion AIDS for the Study of Religion Author:Joan O'Brien, Wilfred Major Addressed to students of classical mythology, religion, and comparative mythology, this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible, the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. The texts are complemented by essays on the cultural contexts i... more »n which the myths arose.« less