By P. Kyle McCarter, Jr
Here is the sweeping story of humans learning to capture their thoughts in writing, to record their awe before God and monarchs, and to preserve their everyday transactions as well as their fundamental documents. With over 295 maps, color images and drawings, accompanied by captions written by Professor P. Kyle McCarter of Johns Hopkins University, Ancient Inscriptions: Voices from the Biblical World, Enhanced Edition is a unique tool for scholars, teachers and laypeople who are fascinated by the ultimate human artifact: the words of our ancient ancestors.
CD-ROM Features:
• Classroom presentation quality
• Ability to create your own slideshows
• Ability to copy and paste into documents
• Lengthy captions written and edited by noted scholars
System Requirements:
Windows:
• Win98, Pentium II, 64 MB
• Win2K, Pentium III, 128 MB
• WinXP, Pentium III, 128 MB
Macintosh:
• Power Macintosh G3, running OS 10.1.5 or higher
• 128 MB RAM
The slideshow function is optimized for a projector running a 1024 x 768 display, though an 800 x 600 display may be sufficient for editing.
MAJOR TOPICS:
• The History and Decipherment of Cuneiform
• Mesopotamian Inscriptions
• The History and Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphics
• Egyptian Inscriptions
• The Early Development of the Alphabet
• Israel's Iron Age Neighbors
• Hebrew Inscriptions
• Inscriptions from the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Periods
• Inscriptions from Early Synagogues and Churches
• Stamps, Seals and Bullae
Coins
• Scrolls and Manuscripts
PARTIAL LIST OF SLIDES:
Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great
Sumerian King List
Historical Text from Ebla
Amarna Letter from the King of Cyprus to the King of Egypt
Gilgamesh Fragment from Megiddo
Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Cyrus Cylinder
Rosetta Stone
Narmer Pallette
Beth-shan Stela of Seti I
Israel Stela of Merneptah
Egyptian-Hittite Treaty, Karnak
Book of the Dead
Gezer Sherd
Keret Epic from Ugarit
Nora Stone
Tel Dan Stela
Moabite Stone
Samaria Ostracon
Two-Line Blessing from Kuntillet 'Ajrud
Pomegranate Scepter Head
Royal Steward Inscription
Inscription of Pontius Pilate from Caesarea
Ossuary of Caiaphas
Roster of "God-Fearers" from Aphrodisias
Nea Church Inscription
Sealing Ring of "Hanan son of Hilkiah the Priest"
Dated Coin of Herod the Great
Nash Papyrus
Unorthodox Psalms Scroll from Qumran Cave II
Gospel of Thomas from Nag Hammadi |
