World of the OT

Primeival History

The Bible and other ANE theogony

Enuma Elish

Contrast of Creation in ANE theogony and Biblical Creation

The flood story and the Epic of Gilgamesh

God re

Patriarchal Period

All ancient history hard to date

Patriarchs lived sometime between 2100 BC-1600BC

Abraham from “Ur of the Chaldeans”, i.e. ancient Mesopotamia.

Chaldea precursor to Babylon

Ancient gods

Dating the Exodus

Joshua- Judges

The Early Monarchy

Babylonian Exile