Pagan trinity - holy trinity : the legacy of the Sumerians in western civilization / Alan Dickin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickin, Alan P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sumerians.

Sumerians--Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Hamilton Books, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a revolutionary new synthesis of ancient history and religion by bridging the gap between the archaeology of Mesopotamia (now the country of Iraq) and the biblical account of Genesis. Professor Alan Dickin shows how the Sumerians, the ancient inhabitants of Mesopotamia, established the world's first organized religion, which was a direct fore-runner of the Judeo-Christian faith. He places the biblical accounts of the Creation, Fall, Flood, and Tower of Babel in their historical context in ancient Mesopotamia, and identifies the origins of the biblical Trinity in the Sumerian p

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Who were the Sumerians?; 2. The discovery of ancient Sumer; 3. The origins of the Temple; 4. Searching for the ancient gods; 5. The history of the Pantheon; 6. Rivalry between the gods; 7. The King List and the Flood; 8. The Flood as a geological event; 9. Religion before the Flood; 10. Stories of Creation and Paradise; 11. From Babel to Abraham; 12. The Spiritual Big Bang; 13. Paradise lost and regained; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-116) and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-8110-7

1-299-44351-6

1-4616-2670-6