Publication

1996 - E.J. Brill, Leiden

Language

English

Word Count

58,750 words, Guess

Page Count

235 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1000134M
  • ISBN-109004104267
  • OCLC Control Number35657860
  • Library of Congress Control Number96039015
  • Goodreads3477284

Classifications

  • DDC959.9/01
  • LCCDS90 .E37 1996

Description

This study of the history of the Philistines during the first quarter of the first millennium BCE has a twofold aim: First, to examine in detail a number of ancient texts, mainly biblical until the rise of the neo-assyrian empire, while evaluating each text in its own right as a potential historical source. Second, to offer a synthetic reconstruction of the course of Philistine history between 1000-730 BCE, employing the results of the textual study in conjunction with those of recent archaelogical excavations in Philistia. This is the first monograph to be devoted to the Philistines during this critical period in the history of the Ancient Near East.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Studies in the history and culture of the ancient Near East,

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