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The role of Egypt in the Old Testament, particularly in the Pentateuch, is a significant one. John Currid’s in-depth study of that role sheds valuable light on this important aspect of Israel’s history and Scriptures. Currid observes that more biblical scholars today are returning to the study of Egypt and its texts. “My hope,” he writes, “is that this volume will add to the growing interest in...

something other studies have been less willing to do. We will compare three aspects of the Hebrew and Egyptian cosmogonies: (1) the nature and character of the creator-god; (2) the manner in which the creator-god fashioned the universe; and (3) the sequence and constitution of creation. Before we look at that material, however, a warning must be given to the reader regarding the sources of Egyptian cosmogony, a warning that John A. Wilson expressed as early as 1946: “It is significant that a plural
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