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The Biography of Ancient Israel
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Ilana Pardes
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-04-03 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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The nation--particularly in Exodus and Numbers--is not an abstract concept but rather a grand character whose history is fleshed out with remarkable literary po
The Biography of Ancient Israel
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Ilana Pardes
Categories: Bible
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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In the Bible, Pardes suggests, history and literature go hand in hand more explicitly than in modern historiography, which is why the Bible serves as a paradigm
The Biography of Ancient Israel
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Ilana Pardes
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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"Pardes has a remarkable gift for asking new questions about familiar texts and providing fresh insights into old problems. By looking closely at the key metaph
A History of Ancient Israel and Judah
Language: en
Pages: 538
Authors: James Maxwell Miller
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986-01-01 - Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

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A significant achievement, this book moves our understanding of the history of Israel forward as dramatically as John Bright's A History of Israel, Martin Noth'
Families in Ancient Israel
Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Leo G. Perdue
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-01-01 - Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

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Four respected scholars of the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism provide a clear portrait of the family in ancient Israel. Important theological and ethical implic