The Seed of Wisdom : : Essays in Honour of T.J. Meek / / ed. by W.S. McCullough.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Andrews, D . K.,; Bagnani, Gilbert,; Beare, F. W.,; Lambert, W. G.,; Mackenzie, R. A. F.,; Marmura, M. E.,; Mccullough, W. S.,; Rist, John M.,; Sherry, E. J.,; Shih, C. C.,; Weyers, J. W.,; Wickens, G. M.,; Williams, Ronald J.,; Winnett, F. V.,
• HerausgeberIn: McCullough, W.S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1964
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (212 p.)

The essays in this volume have as their centre the Ancient Near East, the special field of interest of the distinguished scholar of the University of Toronto whom they honour. The authors, specialists in the languages, history, and culture of the Near, Middle, and Far East, are a group of orientalis...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Introduction
• Theophile James Meek
• Contents
• 1. The Reign of Nebuchadnezzar I: A Turning Point in the History of Ancient Mesopotamian Religion
• 2. Literature as a Medium of Political Propaganda in Ancient Egypt
• 3. The Formal Aspect of Ancient Near Eastern Law
• 4. Yahweh the God of the Heavens
• 5. Proto-Septuagint Studies
• 6. The Life and Works of Joseph Hazzāyâ
• 7. Zeus in the Hellenistic Age
• 8. The Molten Sea of Solomon's Temple
• 9. In Search of the Divine Denis
• 10. Mamluk Egypt at the Eleventh Hour: Some Eyewitness Observations
• 11. Avicenna's Theory of Prophecy in the Light of Ash'arite Theology
• 12. A Study of Ancestor Worship in Ancient China
• Selected Writings of Theophile J. Meek
• Index