The Empire of the Amorites (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Empire of the AmoritesIn popularizing these theories, as well as others not SO far-reach ing, that arose in Germany, certain American and English scholars resorted to all kinds of efforts to pare them down so as to make them more palatable: by making the borrowings early instead Of late, proposing that when Israel entered Palestine they were part Of the mental possession of the people, or by making it appear that these Babylonian myths were Simply used in a devotional way to illustrate ethical implications, or as media for the expression of a more spiritual faith. In many quarters, scholars gravitated toward this theory, and it was conceded generally that there was a considerable dependence upon Babylonia. Re¿ections of these revolutionary ideas ¿ared up almost everywhere.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.