A history of Israel in the context of the modern Jewish experience and the history of the Middle East
In this much-anticipated textbook, three respected biblical scholars have written a history of ancient Israel that takes the biblical text seriously as an historical document.
This book will appeal to scholars and students with research interests in many fields, including Israeli Studies, Middle East Studies, and Jewish Studies.
In this updated edition, Shindler covers the significant developments of the last decade, including the rise of the Israeli far right, Hamas's takeover and the political rivalry between Gaza and the West Bank, Israel's uneasy dealings with ...
Honest, provocative, and timely, especially given rising anti-Semitism and the aggressive delegitimization of Israel, David Brog's Reclaiming Israel's History is the book for every reader who wants to understand what is really happening in ...
It should be obvious that, while Old Testament canonical history concludes with Malachi, the history of Israel continues its vigorous course well beyond that prophet's time. A. ISRAEL AS A VASSAL STATE In one sense, the entire intertesta- ...
WE HAVE traced the history of Israel from the migrations of her ancestors in the early second millennium B.C. to the end of the Old Testament period. We have seen her religion develop, making repeated adaptations yet holding fast to its ...
Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year Award The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and ...
Chapter 2 Knowing and Believing : Faith in the Past There is no more " ancient Israel . ” History no longer has room for it . This we do know . And now , as one of the first conclusions of this new knowledge , " biblical Israel ” was in its origin a ...
Palestine in particular, the homeland of Israel and Judah, was essentially Egyptian territory. Egypt's primary competitor was the Hittite empire centered in Anatolia. These two empires fought to a draw in the second quarter of the thirteenth ...