Religions of the Ancient Near East

Daniel C. Snell is L. J. Semrod Presidential Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He has also taught at the University of Washington, Connecticut College, Barnard College, Gustavus Adolphus College and Otterbein College. He is the author of eight books, most recently A Companion to the Ancient Near East (2007).

• 1. Defining time and space; 2. Early inklings; 3. Gods, gods, gods; 4. Cities, states, and god; 5. The lure of Egypt, 4000–1400 BCE; 6. The gods of Egypt; 7. The Akhenaten dream, 1350–1300 BCE; 8. Practice in Egypt; 9. The international age, 1400–1000 BCE; 10. Gods and people; 11. The Lord is one - Israel in its environment; 12. The turning; 13. The good god and the bad god; 14. The lands of Baal; 15. Greece, Etruria, Rome and conveying traditions; 16. The dead hand of the past and the living God; 17. Experiencing Mesopotamian religion.

"In sum, Daniel Snell’s book is a first-rate work. Geared primarily to students and non-specialists….. it offers a clear summary of our current understanding of the religions of the Ancient Near East." --BMCR