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Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

Did the Old Testament writers borrow ideas from their pagan neighbors? And if they did, was it done uncritically? John Currid, a distinguished Old Testament scholar and archaeologist engages with this controversial question by carefully comparing the biblical text to other ancient Near Eastern documents. Well-researched and thoughtfully nuanced, Currid aims to outline the precise relationship...

The creation of the luminaries The creation of the luminaries The creation of man The creation of man The gods rest and celebrate God rests and sanctifies the seventh day Parallels between Egyptian creation accounts and Genesis are less known, but they have recently come under greater scrutiny.16 The similarities between the two are worth noting. The ancient Egyptians believed that life originated from preexistent primordial waters (Nun), and this concept of a watery chaos is akin to the opening
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