Behind the scenes of the Old Testament: cultural, social, and historical contexts
A team of world-class scholars covers the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, authoritative, and comprehensive manner
| Summary: | A team of world-class scholars covers the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, authoritative, and comprehensive manner Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: Elements of the Drama -- Section I: The Stage -- 1. Introduction to Historical Geography -- 2. Regions and Routes in the Levant -- 3. Climate and Environment of the Levant -- 4. Plants and Animals of the Land of Israel -- Section II: The Sets and Props -- 5. Introduction to Biblical Archaeology -- 6. Archaeology of the Late Bronze Age -- 7. Archaeology of the Iron Age I -- 8. Archaeology of the Iron Age II -- 9. Archaeology of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods -- 10. Archaeology of the Hellenistic Period -- Section III: The Scripts -- 11. Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Literature -- 12. Mesopotamian Literature -- 13. Egyptian Literature -- 14. Hittite Literature -- 15. Ugaritic Literature -- 16. Northwest Semitic Inscriptions -- 17. Hebrew Inscriptions -- 18. Early Jewish Literature -- Section IV: The Frames -- 19. Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Iconography -- 20. Egyptian Iconography -- 21. Mesopotamian and Anatolian Iconography -- 22. Canaanite/Israelite Iconography -- Part Two: Acts and Scenes of the Drama -- Section V: Acts -- 23. The Ancestral Period -- 24. The Egyptian Sojourn and the Exodus -- 25. The Settlement Period -- 26. The United Monarchy -- 27. The Divided Monarchy -- 28. The Divided Monarchy -- 29. The Exile and the Exilic Communities -- 30. The Achaemenid Persian Empire in the West and Persian-Period Yehud -- 31. The Maccabean Revolt and Hasmonean Statecraft -- Section VI: Scenes -- 32. Akhenaten and the Amarna Period -- 33. The Late Bronze Age Collapse and the Sea Peoples' Migrations -- 34. Sheshonq's Levantine Conquest and Biblical History -- 35. The Battle of Qarqar and Assyrian Aspirations -- 36. The Mesha Inscription and Relations with Moab and Edom 37. The Tel Dan Inscription and the Deaths of Joram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah -- 38. Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah and Neo-Assyrian Expansion -- 39. Eighth-Century Levantine Earthquakes and Natural Disasters -- 40. The Battle of Carchemish and Seventh/Sixth-Century Regional Politics -- 41. Alexander the Great and Hellenism -- Part Three: Themes of the Drama -- Section VII: God -- 42. Interactions in the Ancient Cognitive Environment -- 43. Monotheism in Ancient Israel -- 44. The Temple in Context -- 45. Priests in the Ancient Near East -- 46. Worship, Sacrifice, and Festivals in the Ancient Near East -- 47. Prophecy, Divination, and Magic in the Ancient Near East -- 48. Family Religion in Ancient Israel -- 49. Death and Burial in the Iron Age Levant -- Section VIII: Family -- 50. Tribes and Nomads in the Iron Age Levant -- 51. Women in Ancient Israel -- 52. Family, Children, and Inheritance in the Biblical World -- Section IX: Sustenance -- 53. Seasons, Crops, and Water in the Land of the Bible -- 54. Trade in the Late Bronze and Iron Age Levant -- 55. Slavery in the World of the Bible -- 56. The Local Economies of Ancient Israel -- 57. Metallurgy in the World of the Bible -- 58. Ancient Technologies of Everyday Life -- 59. Food Preparation in Iron Age Israel -- 60. Feasting in the Biblical World -- 61. Music and Dance in the World of the Bible -- Section X: Governance -- 62. Kingship and the State in Ancient Israel -- 63. Social Stratification in the Iron Age Levant -- 64. Law and Legal Systems in Ancient Israel -- 65. Wisdom Traditions in Ancient Israel -- 66. Warfare in the World of the Bible -- Reference List -- Scripture Index -- Ancient Text Index -- Author Index -- Back Cover |
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| ISBN: | 1493415549 |