Alan Lenzi

Alan Lenzi

Alan Lenzi

Alan Lenzi is associate professor of religious and classical studies at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He specializes in the study of first-millennium ancient Near Eastern religious traditions, including the Mesopotamian imperial context of the Hebrew Bible. A number of his publications are accessible at the following URL: http://pacific.academia.edu/AlanLenzi.

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How Does the Hebrew Bible Relate to the Ancient Near Eastern World?

Knowing something about ancient Near Eastern history and culture will deepen the historical understanding of the documents that compose the Hebrew Bible.

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How Does the Hebrew Bible Relate to the Ancient Near Eastern World (Vietnamese)

Biết một điều gì đó về lịch sử và văn hóa của vùng Cận Đông cổ đại sẽ làm sâu sắc thêm sự hiểu biết về lịch sử của các bản văn trong Kinh Thánh Hê-bơ-rơ.

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Divine Secrets

The ancient Near Eastern view of divine secrets is simple: secrets belong to the gods; humans should obey what’s been revealed.

View of the reconstructed ruins of Babylon