Re: [asa] Number systems in the OT

There is some discussion of this problem, I think more particularly with
reference to seemingly impossibly large numbers given in connection with the
Exodus and with battles, in Iain Provan, Tremper Longman and Phillips Long,
"A Biblical History of Israel".

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 4:41 PM, <philtill@aol.com> wrote:

> Fantastic! Thanks!
> Phil
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kirk Bertsche <Bertsche@aol.com>
> To: philtill@aol.com
> Cc: asa@calvin.edu
> Sent: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:44 am
> Subject: Re: [asa] Number systems in the OT
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> On Aug 21, 2008, at 9:37 PM, philtill@aol.com wrote:
>
> Does anybody on this list have expertise or any good resources on the
> ancient number systems, in particular the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian,
> Egyptian, Canaanite, and/or Hittite systems from the time of Abraham (21st
> century BCE) up to the time of the Exodus (15th through 13th centuries BCE)?
>
>
> You might check "From One to Zero" by Georges Ifrah:
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670373958/
>
> It's been a long time since I read it, but it was interesting and
> well-written.
>
> Kirk
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