Mark S. Smith — Mark Stratton John Matthew Smith (born December 6, 1956) is an American professor and Biblical scholar who currently holds the Skirball Chair of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York… … Wikipedia
Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… … Wikipedia
History of ancient Israel and Judah — Further information: History of Palestine, Pre history of the Southern Levant, History of the Southern Levant, and History of the Levant The Iron Age kingdom of Israel (blue) and kingdom of Judah (tan), with their neighbours… … Wikipedia
Deuteronomist — The Deuteronomist, or simply D, is one of the sources underlying the Hebrew bible (the Old Testament). It is found in the book of Deuteronomy, in the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings (the Deuteronomistic history, or DtrH) and also in… … Wikipedia
Cyrus Cylinder — The Cyrus Cylinder, obverse and reverse sides … Wikipedia
Peter T. Daniels — (born December 11, 1951, currently living in New Jersey) is a scholar of writing systems, specializing in . He was co editor (with William Bright) of the book The World s Writing Systems (1996), and he introduced the terms abjad (an alphabet with … Wikipedia
Israelites — Twelve Tribes redirects here. For other uses, see The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation). B nai Israel redirects here. For synagogues of that name, see Congregation B nai Israel (disambiguation). For other uses, see Israelites (disambiguation) Part… … Wikipedia
Biblical Hebrew — Biblical Hebrew, Classical Hebrew שְֹפַת כְּנַעַן, יְהוּדִית, (לְשוֹן) עִבְרִית … Wikipedia
Cyrus cylinder — The Cyrus cylinder, also known as the Cyrus the Great cylinder, is a document issued by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform. The cylinder was created following the Persian conquest… … Wikipedia
Gary N. Knoppers — (full name Gerald Neil Knoppers) is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has written books and articles regarding a range of Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern topics … Wikipedia
