Ancient Canaan and Israel
New Perspectives (Understanding Ancient Civilizations Series)
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Author
Contributions
- John Weeks (Editor) - Contributor
Publication
2004-11-22 - ABC-CLIO
Language
English
Word Count
103,750 words, Guess
Page Count
415 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8746904M
- ISBN-139781576078976
- ISBN-101576078973
- OCLC Control Number55085793
- Library of Congress Control Number2004009633
and 2 more
- Goodreads823414
- LibraryThing7184099
Classifications
- LCCDS121.55 .G57 2004
Description
Ancient Canaan and Israel takes readers beyond the scriptural portrayals of the region and into the everyday lives of Canaanites and Israelites. It draws on recently discovered archaeological evidence and fresh interpretations of biblical and extrabiblical texts to show how archaeologists and other researchers reconstruct the many facets of these civilizationsopolitical, geographic, social, economic, religious, technological, and aesthetic.For experienced scholars or enthusiastic newcomers, it is an enlightening portrayal of the people and the land of Canaan and Israel, which traces many well-known spiritual and cultural traditions back to their ancient roots. It is also an objective introduction to a number of much-debated topics, such as the fate of the Canaanite cultures, the origins of the Israelites, and the historical accuracy of the Bible.
Description
"Ancient Canaan and Israel: New Perspectives presents the great cultural traditions of ancient Israel and unearths their archaeological, historical, and literary past. Charting the region's cyclical course of expansion and decline through three main waves of settlement, this work focuses on environmental perspectives and cultural ecology in ancient Israel and also explores religious practices, political and social organization, art and architecture, metalworking, intellectual accomplishments such as the alphabet, and even the origins of Mediterranean cuisine.". "Did the Israelites infiltrate or invade ancient Canaan? What deities did ancient Canaanites worship? How did the alphabet emerge? Did the great temple of Solomon really exist? For both experienced scholars and enthusiastic newcomers, Ancient Canaan and Israel is an enlightening portrayal of the people and the land of the region, which traces many well-known spiritual and cultural traditions back to their ancient roots. It is also an objective introduction to a number of much-debated topics, such as the fate of the Canaanite cultures, the origins of the Israelites, and the historical accuracy of the Bible."--BOOK JACKET.
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