Ebook: Hebrew and Babylonian Traditions: The Haskell Lectures delivered at Oberlin College in 1913, and since revised and enlarged

In this formidable study, Jastrow compares several aspects of the religious life of the Israelites and ancient Babylonias by comparison of their written texts. Among the topics examined are the creation and flood accounts, the concept of the Sabbath, and the ethics of both cultures.