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Israel in Transition: From Late Bronze II to Iron IIA (c. 1250-850 B.C.E.). Volume 2. The Texts

By Lester L. Grabbe

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Year
2010
ISBN
0567649482, 9780567649485
Google Books ID
agSC0aHvri0C
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1814447 bytes)
Series
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies 521 (European Seminar in Historical Methodology 8)
Pages
xii+260\274
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2013-10-21 18:29:52

Description

Israel in Transition 2 is the second in a two-volume work addressing some of the historical problems relating to the early history of Israel, from its first mention around 1200 BCE to the beginnings of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.  During this four century transition period Israel moved from a group of small settlements in the Judean and Samarian hill country to the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah, occupying much of the land on the west side of the Jordan. The present volume engages with the relevant texts.  These include various inscriptions, such as the Tel Dan inscription and the Assyrian inscriptions, but also an examination of the biblical text.  The articles discuss various individual problems relating to Israelite history, but ultimately the aim is to comment on historical methodology. The debate among Seminar members illustrates not only the problems but also suggests solutions and usable methods.  The editor provides a perspective on the debate in a Conclusion that summarizes the contributions of the two volumes together.

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