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The lives of ordinary people : what the Bible and archaeology tell us about everyday life in ancient Israel / William G. Dever.
Penn Museum Library DS112 .D48 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dever, William G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Jews--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
- Jews.
- Jews--Social life and customs.
- Cities and towns.
- Community life.
- History.
- Antiquities.
- Palestine--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
- Palestine.
- Bible. Old Testament--Antiquities.
- Bible.
- Community life--Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.
- Religion and culture--Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.
- Religion and culture.
- Cities and towns--Palestine.
- Physical Description:
- x, 436 pages : illustrations ; cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2012.
- Summary:
- Dever (emeritus, Near Eastern archaeology and anthropology, U. of Arizona-Tucson) presents a heavily illustrated handbook primarily for non-specialist students of the Hebrew Bible, but there are some technical details in the notes and bibliography that he thinks could interest his colleagues. He confines the treatment to the eighth century BCE, from the end of the Aramean incursions in the north to the Neo-Assyrian campaigns in Judah during 701. Among his topics are the natural setting, cities and towns, socioeconomic structures, religion and cult, and warfare and the end. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- On history and history writing
- The challenges of writing a history of ancient Israel
- The natural setting
- The database: sites and hierarchies
- Cities and towns
- Towns, villages, and everyday life
- Socioeconomic structures
- Religion and cult
- Israel's neighbors
- Warfare and the end.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0802867014
- 9780802867018
- OCLC:
- 756577479
- Publisher Number:
- 99948847912
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