num_pages: 124
description: Contained on fifteen of the cuneiform tables uncovered at the ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit are the four major oral Ugartic myths of Aqhat , The Healers , Kirta and Baal . Stories from Ancient Canaan is the first to offer a one-volume translation of all four. This accessible book teaches the principal Canaanite religious literature, and will be useful to students of the history of religion, of the Bible, and of comparative literature.
language: English
title: Stories from Ancient Canaan
titlecomplete: Stories from Ancient Canaan
genres: History, Judaism, Religion, Ancient History, Archaeology, Old Testament, Literature, Mythology, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 262
publisher: Westminster John Knox Press