The world of biblical Israel /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chapman, Cynthia R., 1964-
Corporate Author: Teaching Company
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: Chantilly, Va : Teaching Company, [2013]
Series:Great courses (Compact disc)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Biblical Israel-- the story of a people
  • By the rivers of Babylon-- exile
  • Ancestor narratives in Genesis
  • Moses-- the Torah's central hero
  • Becoming the nation of Israel
  • Kinship and economics in highland villages
  • Three weddings and a funeral
  • Political power bases in early Israel
  • Kingdoms and king making
  • Politics and economy of a centralized cult
  • Worshipping locally
  • Lives of the rich, lives of the poor
  • Assyrian incursion into Israel and Judah
  • Life under siege
  • Religious debates and preserved text
  • Ezekiel-- exilic informant
  • Life in exile, life in Judah
  • Literacy and education
  • Religious developments of the exile
  • The new Israel-- resettling the land
  • Food and the family meal-- boundaries
  • National identity-- intermarriage
  • National identity-- twins and enemies
  • Loss and restoration-- two biblical stories.