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The genesis of Israel and Egypt : a Velikovskian view of the early civilizations / Emmet Sweeney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sweeney, Emmet, author.
- Series:
- Ages in Alignment Series
- Ages in Alignment Series ; v.Vol. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--History--To 586 B.C--Chronology.
- Jews.
- Egypt--History--To 332 B.C--Chronology.
- Egypt.
- Palestine--History--To 70 A.D--Chronology.
- Palestine.
- Iraq--History--To 634--Chronology.
- Iraq.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Publishing, [2023]
- Summary:
- The Genesis of Israel and Egypt examines the earliest phase of historical consciousness in the ancient Near East, looking in particular at the mysterious origins of Egypt's civilization and its links with Mesopotamia and the early Hebrews.
- Contents:
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Deluge and Other Catastrophes
- A Universal Tradition
- The Deluge in Mesopotamian and Egyptian Tradition
- The Evidence of Geology and Paleontology
- Seismic Upheaval and Sea-Level Change
- A Catastrophist Perspective
- When did the Pleistocene end?
- Chapter 2. The Legend of the Tower
- The Tower, a Bridge to Heaven
- Destruction of the Tower
- Mercury, the Tower, and the Confusion of Languages
- The Pillar and the Tree of Life
- An "Eruptive" Age
- Dramatic Climate Change in the Age of Eruptions
- Priest-Kingship and the Rise of Blood Sacrifice
- Chapter 3. The Dawn of History
- The Foundation of Egypt's History
- The Impact of Mesopotamia
- The Abraham Migration
- In the Time of the Patriarchs
- Menes and Abraham
- The "Divine Land" of the Egyptians
- Dates and Chronologies
- Chapter 4. King Djoser and His Time
- Setting the Scene
- Who Was King Djoser?
- Djoser and the Seven Years' Famine
- The Story of Joseph
- Joseph and the Seer Imhotep
- Imhotep the Man
- Chapter 5. Exodus
- The Plagues of Egypt
- The Drowning of Pharaoh and His Army
- The Intermediate Period
- Horeb, the Mountain of God
- The End of a World Age
- Chapter 6. Moses and His Works
- The Authorship of Genesis
- Egyptian Elements in the Creation and Flood Stories
- Moses the Lawgiver
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Compared Stratigraphies And Cultures
- Bibliography
- Books
- Articles
- Index
- _GoBack
- CITEREFVartanyan199511.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sweeney, Emmet The Genesis of Israel and Egypt
- ISBN:
- 9781628945089
- 1628945087
- OCLC:
- 1416746884
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