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A History of Israel : from the bronze age through the Jewish Wars / Walter Kaiser Jr. and Paul D. Wegner.
Loaned to Another Library BS1197 .K25 2017
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. (Walter Christian), 1933- author.
- Wegner, Paul D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Israel--History.
- Israel.
- History.
- Jews--History.
- Jews.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 709 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Nashville : B & H Academic, 2017.
- Summary:
- This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of ancient Israel, from the creation account to setting the stage for the New Testament era. This edition has been thoroughly revised, but maintains its focus on Old Testament texts as well as ancient Near Eastern literary and archeological sources to highlight the important modern controversies surrounding this part of Scripture. The work provides an up-to-date, conservative, evangelical position on matters relating to ancient Israel's history and is illustrated with over 600 figures, charts, and maps. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The current state of Old Testament historiography
- Ancient Israel in its geographic context
- Ancient Israel in its archaeological context
- Part 1. The patriarchs and the residence in Egypt
- The middle Bronze Age and the patriarchs
- The story of Joseph : settlement in Egypt
- Part 2. The sojourn in Egypt, the exodus and Sinai
- The man Moses and his mission
- The exodus from Egypt
- The Sinai sojourn
- Part 3. The Israelite occupation of the land
- Entrance into the land of Canaan
- The conquest of Canaan
- The occupation of Canaan
- Part 4. The period of the Judges
- The twelve-tribe system
- The Judges of Israel
- Part 5. The monarchy
- The people's call for a king
- King Saul
- The rise of King David
- The reign of King David
- David and his domestic troubles
- The reign of Solomon
- Part 6. The divided monarchy : the independent kingdoms of Israel and Judah
- The division of the monarchy (931/930 BC)
- The first fifty years of the divided kingdom (931-885 BC)
- The fifty years of the Omrides and alliances (885-835 BC)
- THe century of the Jehu dynasty (841-753 BC)
- The era of Assyrian expansion and the fall of Samaria
- The era of Assyrian domination : Judah from Jotham to Amon
- The era of Babylonian hegemony (640-539 BC)
- Part 7. The Babylonian exile (605-536 BC)
- The exile and the first return
- Part 8. The Persian hegemony
- The returns under Ezra and Nehemiah
- Part 9. The intertestamental period
- The Hellenistic age (332-167 BC)
- The Maccabean insurrection (167-134 BC)
- The Hasmonean kingdom (135-63 BC).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781433643187
- 1433643189
- OCLC:
- 929590235
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