UID:
almahu_9949703552902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004494220
,
9789004119437
Series Statement:
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
Content:
This is a groundbreaking book on the origins of Israel, taking into account the contexts of geography, anthropology, and sociology, and drawing on a careful analysis of archaeological and written evidence. Thompson argues that none of the traditional models for the origin of biblical Israel in terms of conquest, peaceful settlement, or revolution are viable. The ninth and eighth century BC State of Israel is a product of the Mediterranean economy. The development of the ethnic concept of biblical Israel finds its context in history first at the time of the Persian renaissance. The volume presents a clear historical context and an interpretative matrix for the Bible.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Early History of the Israelite People : from the Written and Archaeological Sources. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2000 ISBN 9789004119437
Language:
English