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Out of the Armana Age synthesis emerged the earliest traditions of Israel and Greece.

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Cyrus Herzl Gordon (June 29, 1908 – March 30, 2001), was an American author, teacher, linguist, field archaeologist, cryptanalyst and scholar of Near Eastern cultures and ancient languages. He challenged traditional theories about Greek and Hebrew cultures by claiming that these were derived from a common second millenium East Mediterranean foundation.

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Out of the Armana Age synthesis emerged the earliest traditions of Israel and Greece. - Cyrus Herzl Gordon

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