Re: [asa] books on the cosmology of the bible?

Sounds like you want the Mel Brooks film, "A History of the World, Part I".
:-)

Here are a couple of other good ones on ANE culture:

Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization:
http://tinyurl.com/2cncag

History Begins at Sumer: http://tinyurl.com/2enxqa
On Feb 7, 2008 2:15 PM, Douglas Hayworth <haythere.doug@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the recommendations. I will check those suggestions. Although
> I am interested in the context for the Genesis creation passages, I also
> want something that describes the changes in cosmological views that might
> have influenced the biblical writers.
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> My general notion is that much of the OT was continually under compilation
> and editing/revision right up through the post-exile period; thus, the books
> of Moses might include a mixture of ancient Mesopotamian and
> late-Babylonian/Persian influences with regard to cosmological views that
> would influence the literary structure. Extending into the NT, I expect that
> Paul and the other writers had a cosmological view that was a mixture
> of both ancient Hebrew and newer Greek concepts. I'm interested in a book
> that provides examples and identifies where these different worldviews come
> through in the biblical writings.
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> With that further description, does anyone have additional or alternative
> recommendations?
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> Thanks again.
>
> Douglas Hayworth
> (dug out of 15 inches of snow in) Rockford, IL
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