Ancient Israel's neighbors

Resource Information

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Label

Ancient Israel's neighbors

Statement of responsibility

Brian R. Doak

Creator

• Doak, Brian R

Author

• Doak, Brian R

Subject

• Iron age -- Middle East
• Jews -- History -- To 586 B.C
• Middle East -- History -- To 622
• Bible, Old Testament -- History of Biblical events
• Bronze age -- Middle East

Language

eng

Summary

The purpose of this book is to tell the story of Israel's nearest neighbors - not only discovering what the Bible has to say about them but also what we can know from archaeology, ancient inscriptions, and other sources. The Bible itself presents these neighbors in nuanced and conflicting ways; sometimes they are friends, and sometimes they are enemies, spoken of as though they must die in order for Israel to live. This book explores both the biblical portrayal of the smaller groups surrounding Israel and what people can know about these groups through their own literature, archaeology, and other sources. By uncovering the identity of the Philistines as settlers along the coast at the same time that early Israel carved out their place in the land, for example, one can better understand the social turmoil and political maneuvering that lies just beneath the surface of the biblical narrative

Member of

• Essentials of biblical studies
• Oxford scholarship online

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

221.95

Index

index present

Intended audience

Specialized

LC call number

BS1197

LC item number

.D593 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

• Essentials of biblical studies
• Oxford scholarship online

Target audience

specialized