Rannfrid I Thelle: Babel and Bible: The Impact of Mesopotamia on Biblical Studies 1870-1924, Gebunden

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A groundbreaking study of how Assyriology transformed biblical scholarship and how the Bible shaped the reception of Mesopotamia. Between George Smith's sensational flood lecture in 1872 and the publication of Mowinckel's Psalmenstudien in 1924, discoveries from Assyria and Babylonia revolutionized the study of the Old Testament. Rannfrid L. Thelle traces this formative period, showing how Western fascination with Mesopotamia was driven by its perceived biblical connections, and how these encounters redefined both disciplines.

Through detailed case studies of major figures and controversies, Wellhausen's Prolegomena , Gunkel's Schöpfung und Chaos, Delitzsch's Babel-Bible lectures, and debates over Panbabylonism, Thelle explores how Assyriological knowledge challenged traditional views of creation, prophecy, and Israel's history. Richly documented and analytically sharp, this book illuminates the intellectual drama of an era when comparative study of myth, cosmology, and ritual reshaped biblical scholarship.