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History of Biblical Israel : major problems and minor issues / by Abraham Malamat.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive 2000-2006 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malamat, Abraham.
- Series:
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 7.
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--History--To 586 B.C.
- Jews.
- Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.
- Palestine.
- Bible. Old Testament--History of contemporary events.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (494 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book holds 26 chapters encompassing the history of Israel from its very beginnings up to the destruction of the First Temple of Jerusalem (586 BC). The successive parts are (1) The Dawn of Israel, dealing with the Israelite proto-history, Mari and early Israel as well as the tribal societies and genealogies. (2) Forming a Nation, The Exodus and Conquest of Canaan, the period of the Judges and the charismatic nature of the Judges, the Danite migration. (3) The Rise of the Davidic Dynasty, a political view of the kingdom of David and Solomon, the diplomatic, international marriages of the latter, organs of statecraft in the Israelite monarchy. (4) King Amon and Josiah and their final fate, twilight of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem. (5) This part is dedicated to historical episodes in the Former Prophets and in the Prophetical Books. Several excursi follow. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; PART ONE: THE DAWN OF ISRAEL; PART TWO: FORMING A NATION; PART THREE: THE RISE OF THE DAVIDIC DYNASTY; PART FOUR: TWILIGHT OF JUDAH AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE; PART FIVE: HISTORICAL EPISODES IN THE FORMER PROPHETS AND IN THE PROPHETICAL BOOKS; EXCURSUS; Addenda, Date 2000 (Part 1 to 5); Index of the Sources; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-49619-X
- 1-280-46458-5
- 9786610464586
- 1-4175-3660-8
- 90-474-0075-5
- OCLC:
- 607715828
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004496194 DOI
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