Ancient Near Quotes
- Unlike many deities of the ancient Near East, the God of Israel shared his power with no female divinity, nor was he the divine husband… — Elaine Pagels
- Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural… — Adam Hamilton
- In the more recently disclosed field of history in the ancient Near East, however, there has been no such sense of responsibility displayed by historians… — James Henry Breasted