The Wiley Blackwell companion to ancient Israel

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Full Title:: The Wiley Blackwell companion to ancient Israel / edited by Susan Niditch
Series Titles:: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
Wiley-Blackwell companions to religion.

Subjects:: Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc
Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jews--Palestine--Civilization
Palestine--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.
Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.

Table of Contents:: I. Methodology: Questions, Concepts, Approaches, and Tools -- II. Political History -- III. Themes in Israelite Culture. God and gods. Mediation: Gods and Humans. Social interaction. Artistic Expression.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Summary:: The Companion to Ancient Israel offers an innovative overview of ancient Israelite culture and history, richly informed by a variety of approaches and fields. Distinguished scholars provide original contributions that explore the tradition in all its complexity, multiplicity and diversity. * A methodologically sophisticated overview of ancient Israelite culture that provides insights into political and social history, culture, and methodology * Explores what we can say about the cultures and history of the people of Israel and Judah, but also investigates how we know what we know * Presents fresh insights, richly informed by a variety of approaches and fields * Delves into 'religion as lived, ' an approach that asks about the everyday lives of ordinary people and the material cultures that they construct and experience * Each essay is an original contribution to the subject
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (593 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.

Catalog ID (MMSID):: 9936838158502486
ISBN:: 9781786846051
1786846055
9781118774199
1118774191
9781118774021
1118774027
9781118773925
1118773926
OCLC Number:: 936861114