The history of ancient Israel : a guide for the perplexed /

The History of Ancient Israel: A Guide for the Perplexed provides the student with the perfect guide to why and how the history of this most contested region has been studies, and why it continues to be studied today. Philip R. Davies, one of the leading scholars of ancient Israel in recent years, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Davies, Philip R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : New York : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.
Series:	Guides for the perplexed.
Subjects:	Jews > History > To 586 B.C. Palestine > History > To 70 A.D. Bible. > Old Testament > History of Biblical events. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture.

Table of Contents:

Prologue
1. Orientation
'History'
2. What is History?
3. Origins of Ancient Historiography
4. Biblical Historiography
'Israel'
5. Ancient Israels in the Iron age
6. The 'New Israels': the Postmonarchic Era (8572= 37640)
Ancient History and the Social Sciences
7. Archaeology
8. Sociology Approaches to History
Constructing a History of 'Ancient Israel'
9. Case Studies
10. Bibliographical ReviewBibliography
Indexes.