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Argonautic Epic
Argonautica IV
Athenian Stranger
Author_Philippe Wajdenbaum
Balaam's Donkey
Balaam’s Donkey
Biblical Writer
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Father's Concubine
Father’s Concubine
Greek Classical Literature
Hasmonean State
Hellenistic Era
Herodotus II
Herodotus IV
Jacques Cazeaux
Lemnian Women
Lot's Wife
Lot’s Wife
Niels Peter Lemche
Nocturnal Thief
Odyssey XIII
PAu
Plato's Atlantis
Plato's Ideal State
Plato's Law
Plato’s Atlantis
Plato’s Ideal State
Plato’s Law
Titus Livius
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781845539245
- Weight: 780g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2011
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'Argonauts of the Desert' presents a revolutionary new commentary on the Bible and its origins, arguing that most biblical stories and laws were inspired by Greek literature. From Genesis to Kings, the books of the Bible may have been written by a single author, a Hellenized Judean scholar who used Plato's ideal state in The Laws as a primary source. As such, biblical Israel is a recreation of that twelve tribes State and the stories surrounding the birth, life and death of that State were inspired by Greek epics. Each chapter presents the biblical material and compares this to the Greek or Roman equivalents, discussing similarities and differences.
Philippe Wajdenbaum has recently completed his PhD in anthropology at the University of Brussels.
