Behind the scenes of the Old Testament : cultural, social, and historical contexts /

Behind the scenes of the Old Testament : cultural, social, and historical contexts /

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This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural, social...

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Other Authors: Greer, Jonathan S (Editor), Greer, Jonathan S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Hilber, John W (John Walter) (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Walton, John H., 1952- (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2018
Grand Rapids, Michigan : [2018]
Subjects:
Bible > Old Testament.
Bible > Old Testament > Introductions.
Bible > Old Testament > History of contemporary events.
Bible > Old Testament
Bible > History of contemporary events
To 622
Civilization
History of contemporary events
History
Middle East > Civilization > To 622
Middle East > History > To 622
Moyen-Orient > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 622
Moyen-Orient > Histoire > Jusqu'à 622
Middle East
Essais
Essays
Introductions
essays
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to historical geography / Paul H. Wright
  • Regions and routes in the Levant / Carl G. Rasmussen
  • Climate and environment of the Levant / Elizabeth Arnold
  • Plants and animals of the land of Israel / Daniel Fuks, Nimrod Marom
  • Introduction to biblical archaeology / Seymour Gitin
  • Archaeology of the late Bronze Age / Joe Uziel
  • Archaeology of the Iron Age I / Aren M. Maeir
  • Archaeology of the Iron Age II / Amihai Mazar
  • Archaeology of the neo-Babylonian and Persian periods / Constance E. Gane
  • Archaeology of the Hellenistic Period / Jordan Ryan
  • Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern literature / Adam E. Miglio
  • Mesopotamian literature / David C. Deuel
  • Egyptian literature / Nili Shupak
  • Hittite literature / Alice Mouton
  • Ugaritic literature / William D. Barker
  • Northwest Semitic inscriptions / Margaret E. Cohen
  • Hebrew inscriptions / Judith M. Hadley
  • Early Jewish literature / Ryan E. Stokes
  • Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern iconography / Izak Cornelius
  • Egyptian iconography / Laura Wright
  • Mesopotamian and Anatolian iconography / Daniel Bodi
  • Canaanite/Israelite iconography / Brent A. Strawn
  • The ancestral period / Richard S. Hess
  • The Egyptian sojourn and the Exodus / David A. Falk
  • The settlement period / Pekka Pitkänen
  • The United Monarchy / Steven M. Ortiz
  • The Divided Monarchy: Israel / Jens Bruun Kofoed
  • The Divided Monarchy: Judah / Eric L. Welch
  • The exile and the exilic communities / Deirdre N. Fulton
  • The Achaemenid Persian Empire in the West and Persian-period Yehud / Kenneth A. Ristau
  • The Maccabean revolt and Hasmonean statecraft / Joel Willitts
  • Akhenaten and the Amarna period / Mark D. Janzen
  • The late Bronze Age collapse and the Sea Peoples' migrations / Gregory D. Mumford
  • Sheshonq's Levantine conquest and biblical history / Yigal Levin
  • The battle of Qarqar and Assyrian aspirations / Mark W. Chavalas
  • The Mesha inscription and relations with Moab and Edom / Juan Manuel Tebes
  • The Tel Dan inscription and the deaths of Joram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah / K. Lawson Younger Jr.
  • Sennacherib's invasion of Judah and neo-Assyrian expansion / Kyle H. Keimer
  • Eighth-century Levantine earthquakes and natural disasters / Ryan N. Roberts
  • The battle of Carchemish and seventh/sixth-century regional politics / Sara L. Hoffman
  • Alexander the Great and Hellenism / D. Brent Sandy
  • Interactions in the ancient cognitive environment / John H. Walton
  • Monotheism in ancient Israel / Matthew J. Lynch
  • The temple in context / John H. Walton
  • Priests in the Ancient Near East / Gerald A. Klingbeil
  • Worship, sacrifice, and festivals in the Ancient Near East / Roy E. Gane
  • Prophecy, divination, and magic in the Ancient Near East / John W. Hilber
  • Family religion in ancient Israel / Andrew R. Davis
  • Death and burial in the Iron Age Levant / Christopher B. Hays
  • Tribes and nomads in the Iron Age Levant / Thomas D. Petter
  • Women in ancient Israel / Carol Meyers
  • Family, children, and inheritance in the biblical world / Victor H. Matthews
  • Seasons, crops, and water in the land of the bible / Oded Borowski
  • Trade in the late Bronze and Iron Age Levant / Joshua T. Walton
  • Slavery in the world of the Bible / Richard E. Averbeck
  • The local economies of ancient Israel / Peter Altmann
  • Metallurgy in the world of the Bible / Brady Liss, Thomas E. Levy
  • Ancient technologies of everyday life / Gloria London
  • Food preparation in Iron Age Israel / Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
  • Feasting in the biblical world / Janling Fu
  • Music and dance in the world of the Bible / Annie F. Caubet
  • Kingship and the state in ancient Israel / Nili S. Fox
  • Social stratification in the Iron Age Levant / Avraham Faust
  • Law and legal systems in ancient Israel / David W. Baker
  • Wisdom traditions in ancient Israel / Paul Overland
  • Warfare in the world of the Bible / Mark Schwartz
  • Introduction to historical geography / Paul H. Wright
  • Regions and routes in the Levant / Carl G. Rasmussen
  • Climate and environment of the Levant / Elizabeth Arnold
  • Plants and animals of the land of Israel / Daniel Fuks, Nimrod Marom
  • Introduction to biblical archaeology / Seymour Gitin
  • Archaeology of the late Bronze Age / Joe Uziel
  • Archaeology of the Iron Age I / Aren M. Maeir
  • Archaeology of the Iron Age II / Amihai Mazar
  • Archaeology of the neo-Babylonian and Persian periods / Constance E. Gane
  • Archaeology of the Hellenistic Period / Jordan Ryan
  • Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern literature / Adam E. Miglio
  • Mesopotamian literature / David C. Deuel
  • Egyptian literature / Nili Shupak
  • Hittite literature / Alice Mouton
  • Ugaritic literature / William D. Barker
  • Northwest Semitic inscriptions / Margaret E. Cohen
  • Hebrew inscriptions / Judith M. Hadley
  • Early Jewish literature / Ryan E. Stokes
  • Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern iconography / Izak Cornelius
  • Egyptian iconography / Laura Wright
  • Mesopotamian and Anatolian iconography / Daniel Bodi
  • Canaanite/Israelite iconography / Brent A. Strawn
  • The ancestral period / Richard S. Hess
  • The Egyptian sojourn and the Exodus / David A. Falk
  • The settlement period / Pekka Pitkänen
  • The united monarchy / Steven M. Ortiz
  • The divided monarchy : Israel / Jens Bruun Kofoed
  • The divided monarchy : Judah / Eric L. Welch
  • The exile and the exilic communities / Deirdre N. Fulton
  • The Achaemenid Persian Empire in the West and Persian-period Yehud / Kenneth A. Ristau
  • The Maccabean revolt and Hasmonean statecraft / Joel Willitts
  • Akhenaten and the Amarna period / Mark D. Janzen
  • The late Bronze Age collapse and the Sea Peoples' migrations / Gregory D. Mumford
  • Sheshonq's Levantine conquest and biblical history / Yigal Levin
  • The battle of Qarqar and Assyrian aspirations / Mark W. Chavalas
  • The Mesha inscription and relations with Moab and Edom / Juan Manuel Tebes
  • The Tel Dan inscription and the deaths of Joram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah / K. Lawson Younger Jr.
  • Sennacherib's invasion of Judah and neo-Assyrian expansion / Kyle H. Keimer
  • Eighth-century Levantine earthquakes and natural disasters / Ryan N. Roberts
  • The battle of Carchemish and seventh/sixth-century regional politics / Sara L. Hoffman
  • Alexander the Great and Hellenism / D. Brent Sandy
  • Interactions in the ancient cognitive environment / John H. Walton
  • Monotheism in ancient Israel / Matthew J. Lynch
  • The temple in context / John H. Walton
  • Priests in the Ancient Near East / Gerald A. Klingbeil
  • Worship, sacrifice, and festivals in the Ancient Near East / Roy E. Gane
  • Prophecy, divination, and magic in the Ancient Near East / John W. Hilber
  • Family religion in ancient Israel / Andrew R. Davis
  • Death and burial in the Iron Age Levant / Christopher B. Hays
  • Tribes and nomads in the Iron Age Levant / Thomas D. Petter
  • Women in ancient Israel / Carol Meyers
  • Family, children, and inheritance in the biblical world / Victor H. Matthews
  • Seasons, crops, and water in the land of the bible / Oded Borowski
  • Trade in the late Bronze and Iron Age Levant / Joshua T. Walton
  • Slavery in the world of the Bible / Richard E. Averbeck
  • The local economies of ancient Israel / Peter Altmann
  • Metallurgy in the world of the Bible / Brady Liss, Thomas E. Levy
  • Ancient technologies of everyday life / Gloria London
  • Food preparation in Iron Age Israel / Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
  • Feasting in the biblical world / Janling Fu
  • Music and dance in the world of the Bible / Annie F. Caubet
  • Kingship and the state in ancient Israel / Nili S. Fox
  • Social stratification in the Iron Age Levant / Avraham Faust
  • Law and legal systems in ancient Israel / David W. Baker
  • Wisdom traditions in ancient Israel / Paul Overland
  • Warfare in the world of the Bible / Mark Schwartz
  • Introduction to historical geography / Paul Wright
  • Regions and routes in the Levant / Carl G. Rasmussen
  • Climate and environment of the Levant / Elizabeth Arnold
  • Plants and animals of the land of Israel / Daniel Fuchs, Nimrod Marom
  • Introduction to Biblical archaeology / Seymour Gitin
  • Archaeology of the late Bronze Age / Joe Uziel
  • Archaeology of the Iron Age I / Aren M. Maeir
  • Archaeology of the Iron Age II / Amihai Mazar
  • Archaeology of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods / Constance E. Gane
  • Archaeology of the Hellenistic Period / Jordan Ryan
  • Introduction to ancient Near Eastern literature / Adam E. Miglio
  • Hebrew inscriptions / Judith M. Hadley
  • Mesopotamian literature / Dave C. Deuel
  • Egyptian literature / Nili Shupak
  • Hittite literature / Alice Mouton
  • Northwest Semitic inscriptions / Margaret Cohen
  • Ugaritic literature / William D. Barker
  • Early Jewish literature / Ryan E. Stokes
  • Introduction to ancient Near Eastern iconography / Izak Cornelius
  • Egyptian iconography / Laura Wright
  • Mesopotamian and Anatolian iconography / Daniel Bodi
  • Canaanite/Israelite iconography / Brent A. Strawn
  • The Ancestral Period / Richard S. Hess
  • The Egyptian sojourn and the exodus / David A. Falk
  • The Settlement Period / Pekka Pitknen
  • The united monarchy / Steven M. Ortiz
  • The divided monarchy : Israel / Jens Bruun Kofoed
  • The divided monarchy : Judah / Eric L. Welch
  • The exile and the exilic communities / Deirdre N. Fulton
  • Persian Period / Yehud Ken Ristau
  • The Maccabean Revolt and the Hasmonean Kingdom / Joel Willitts
  • Akhenaten and the Amarna Period / Mark D. Janzen
  • The late Bronze Age collapse and the sea peoples' migrations / Gregory D. Mumford
  • Sheshonq's Levantine conquest and Biblical history / Yigal Levin
  • The Battle of Qarqar and Assyrian aspirations / Mark Chavalas
  • The Mesha inscription and relations with Moab and Edom / Juan Manuel Tebes
  • The Tell Dan Inscription, Jehu's Revolt, and Aramaean campaigns in Israel and Judah / K. Lawson Younger Jr.
  • Sennacherib's invasion of Judah and neo-Assyrian expansion / Kyle H. Keimer
  • Eighth-century Levantine earthquakes and natural disasters / Ryan N. Roberts
  • The Battle of Carchemish and seventh-century regional politics / Sara L. Hoffman
  • Alexander the Great and Levantine Hellenism / Brent Sandy
  • Monotheism in ancient Israel / Matthew J. Lynch
  • Biblical texts studied in comparison with other ancient Near Eastern : documents / John H. Walton
  • The temple in context / John H. Walton
  • Priests in the ancient Near East / Gerald A. Klingbeil
  • Worship, sacrifice, and festivals in the ancient Near East / Roy E. Gane
  • Family religion in ancient Israel / Andrew R. Davis
  • Prophecy, divination, and magic in the ancient Near East / John W. Hilber
  • Death and burial in the Iron Age Levant / Christopher B. Hays
  • Tribes and Nomads in the Iron Age Levant / Thomas D. Petter
  • Women in Ancient Israel / Carol Meyers
  • Family, children, and inheritance in the Biblical world / Victor H. Matthews
  • Seasons, crops, and water in the land of the Bible / Oded Borowski
  • Trade in the late Bronze and Iron Age Levant / Josh Walton
  • Slavery in the world of the Bible / Richard E. Averbeck
  • The local economies of ancient Israel / Peter Altmann
  • Metallurgy in the world of the Bible / Brady Liss, Thomas E. Levy
  • Ancient technologies of everyday life / Gloria London
  • Food preparation in the Iron Age Levant / Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
  • Feasting in the Biblical world / Janling Fu
  • Music and dance in the world of the Bible / Annie Caubet
  • Kingship and the state in ancient Israel / Nili S. Fox
  • Social stratification in the Iron Age Levant / Avraham Faust
  • Law and legal systems in ancient Israel / David W. Baker
  • Wisdom Traditions in ancient Israel / Paul Overland
  • Warfare in the world of the Bible / Mark Schwartz

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