Ancient Egypt and the Old Testament / Moral Values in Ancient Egypt

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

JOHN D. CURRID, Ancient Egypt and the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997). Pp. 271. Paper $21.99.

MIRIAM LICHTHEIM, Moral Values in Ancient Egypt (OBO 155; Fribourg: Editions universitaires; Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1997). Pp. [xi] + 100. 38 SwE

The recent volumes by Currid and Lichtheim are likely to attract the attention of scholars interested in connections between Egypt and Israel. Although both volumes contain valuable insights, neither can be recommended without qualification.

Currid has written a series of loosely connected studies on possible parallels between ...

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