Introduction : religion and its characteristic expression
Egypt : historical survey
Egypt : the gods and the world they made
Egypt : the king and royal power
Egypt : the world of the dead
Mesopotamia : historical survey
Mesopotamia : the gods and the world they made
Mesopotamia : the world of kings and heroes
Mesopotamia : the world of the dead
Mesopotamia : the human world
Syria-Palestine : historical survey
Syria-Palestine : the gods and the world they made
Syria-Palestine : kings and prophets
Syria-Palestine : suffering and death
Syria-Palestine : the human world
Conclusion : change and continuity in the Hellenistic Age.
