Camels in the Biblical World by Martin Heide Philipps-University Marburg Germany)

Camels in the Biblical World by Martin Heide Philipps-University Marburg Germany)

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Camels in the Biblical World by Martin Heide Philipps-University Marburg Germany)

A reappraisal of the early cultural history of the Bactrian camel and the dromedary based on archaeology, iconography, inscriptions, and other text sources. Critically evaluates the various camel references in the Hebrew Bible and in the Gospels.

Martin Heide is Associate Professor of Semitic Languages at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Philipps-Universität Marburg.

Joris Peters is Professor and Chair of Palaeoanatomy, Domestication Research and the History of Veterinary Medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Director of the Bavarian State Collection of Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy in Munich.

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ISBN 13 9781646021369
ISBN 10 1646021363
Title Camels in the Biblical World
Author Martin Heide Philipps-University Marburg Germany)
Series History Archaeology And Culture Of The Levant
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published 2021-10-26
Number of pages 432
Prizes Nominated for Biblical Archaeology Society Best Book on the Hebrew Bible 2023
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