Project Gutenberg 2012-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 161 Cook, Stanley Arthur 1873 1949 Cook, S. A. (Stanley Arthur) w09000104 The Religion of Ancient Palestine in the Second Millenium B.C. Produced by Al Haines "The Religion of Ancient Palestine in the Second Millennium B.C." by Stanley A. Cook is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the religious practices and beliefs of Ancient Palestine, particularly during the latter half of the Second Millennium B.C., using archaeological findings and historical inscriptions as its foundation. Cook aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the religious conditions and influences that shaped the spiritual landscape of this region prior to the well-known narrative of the Old Testament. The beginning of the text introduces the subject matter, establishing the focus on the ancient religious practices of people living in Palestine before the emergence of Israelite monotheism. It discusses the methodological framework that involves comparative religion, highlighting the importance of looking at external evidence, including archaeological and historical data, to understand the development and characteristics of ancient beliefs. The introductory chapter paints a vivid picture of the cultural milieu of ancient Palestine, touching on factors such as agriculture, trade, and interactions with neighboring cultures, all of which contributed to the diverse religious expressions of the time that are to be examined in subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41704/41704-h/images/img-cover.jpg en Bible -- Antiquities Excavations (Archaeology) -- Palestine Palestine -- Religion Palestine -- Antiquities BL Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 236217 236222 2024-09-17T13:02:14.170069 2023-09-18T07:54:50.457205 text/html text/html 220032 2012-12-25T13:36:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 90208 2012-12-25T13:37:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104191 2024-09-17T13:02:18.825006 application/epub+zip 106049 2024-09-17T13:02:15.072016 application/epub+zip 106050 2024-09-17T13:02:14.600038 application/epub+zip 187205 2024-09-17T13:02:21.615008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158993 2024-09-17T13:02:18.318052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159313 2022-09-19T05:53:01.100609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181057 2024-09-17T13:02:13.433052 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180706 2012-12-25T13:35:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 70059 2012-12-25T13:37:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 180794 2012-12-25T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70061 2012-12-25T13:37:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 180813 2012-12-25T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70020 2012-12-25T13:37:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22184 2024-09-17T13:02:21.756998 application/rdf+xml 8074 2024-09-17T13:02:14.707037 image/jpeg 1762 2024-09-17T13:02:14.653036 image/jpeg 93217 2024-09-17T13:02:14.190043 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog