Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts

Synopsis

A Team Of World-class Scholars Covers The Full Range Of Old Testament Backgrounds Studies In A Concise, Authoritative, And Comprehensive Manner-- This Authoritative Volume Brings Together A Team Of World-class Scholars To Cover The Full Range Of Old Testament Backgrounds Studies In A Concise, Up-to-date, And Comprehensive Manner. With Expertise In Various Subdisciplines Of Old Testament Backgrounds, The Authors Illuminate The Cultural, Social, And Historical Contexts Of The World Behind The Old Testament. They Introduce Readers To A Wide Range Of Background Materials, Covering History, Geography, Archaeology, And Ancient Near Eastern Textual And Iconographic Studies. Meant To Be Used Alongside Traditional Literature-based Canonical Surveys, This One-stop Introduction To Old Testament Backgrounds Fills A Gap In Typical Introduction To The Bible Courses. It Contains Over 100 Illustrations, Including Photographs, Line Drawings, Maps, Charts, And Tables, Which Will Facilitate Its Use In The Classroom. -- ‡c From Publisher's Description. Introduction To Historical Geography / Paul H. Wright -- Regions And Routes In The Levant / Carl G. Rasmussen -- Climate And Environment Of The Levant / Elizabeth Arnold -- Plants And Animals Of The Land Of Israel / Daniel Fuks, Nimrod Marom -- Introduction To Biblical Archaeology / Seymour Gitin -- Archaeology Of The Late Bronze Age / Joe Uziel -- Archaeology Of The Iron Age I / Aren M. Maeir -- Archaeology Of The Iron Age Ii / Amihai Mazar -- Archaeology Of The Neo-babylonian And Persian Periods / Constance E. Gane -- Archaeology Of The Hellenistic Period / Jordan Ryan -- Introduction To Ancient Near Eastern Literature / Adam E. Miglio -- Mesopotamian Literature / David C. Deuel -- Egyptian Literature / Nili Shupak -- Hittite Literature / Alice Mouton -- Ugaritic Literature / William D. Barker -- Northwest Semitic Inscriptions / Margaret E. Cohen -- Hebrew Inscriptions / Judith M. Hadley -- Early Jewish Literature / Ryan E. Stokes -- Introduction To Ancient Near Eastern Iconography / Izak Cornelius -- Egyptian Iconography / Laura Wright -- Mesopotamian And Anatolian Iconography / Daniel Bodi -- Canaanite/israelite Iconography / Brent A. Strawn -- The Ancestral Period / Richard S. Hess -- The Egyptian Sojourn And The Exodus / David A. Falk -- The Settlement Period / Pekka Pitkänen -- The United Monarchy / Steven M. Ortiz -- The Divided Monarchy : Israel / Jens Bruun Kofoed -- The Divided Monarchy : Judah / Eric L. Welch -- The Exile And The Exilic Communities / Deirdre N. Fulton -- The Achaemenid Persian Empire In The West And Persian-period Yehud / Kenneth A. Ristau -- The Maccabean Revolt And Hasmonean Statecraft / Joel Willitts -- Akhenaten And The Amarna Period / Mark D. Janzen -- The Late Bronze Age Collapse And The Sea Peoples’ Migrations / Gregory D. Mumford -- Sheshonq’s Levantine Conquest And Biblical History / Yigal Levin -- The Battle Of Qarqar And Assyrian Aspirations / Mark W. Chavalas -- The Mesha Inscription And Relations With Moab And Edom / Juan Manuel Tebes -- The Tel Dan Inscription And The Deaths Of Joram Of Israel And Ahaziah Of Judah / K. Lawson Younger Jr. -- Sennacherib’s Invasion Of Judah And Neo-assyrian Expansion / Kyle H. Keimer -- Eighth-century Levantine Earthquakes And Natural Disasters / Ryan N. Roberts -- The Battle Of Carchemish And Seventh/sixth-century Regional Politics / Sara L. Hoffman -- Alexander The Great And Hellenism / D. Brent Sandy -- Interactions In The Ancient Cognitive Environment / John H. Walton -- Monotheism In Ancient Israel / Matthew J. Lynch -- The Temple In Context / John H. Walton -- Priests In The Ancient Near East / Gerald A. Klingbeil -- Worship, Sacrifice, And Festivals In The Ancient Near East / Roy E. Gane -- Prophecy, Divination, And Magic In The Ancient Near East / John W. Hilber -- Family Religion In Ancient Israel / Andrew R. Davis -- Death And Burial In The Iron Age Levant / Christopher B. Hays -- Tribes And Nomads In The Iron Age Levant / Thomas D. Petter -- Women In Ancient Israel / Carol Meyers -- Family, Children, And Inheritance In The Biblical World / Victor H. Matthews -- Seasons, Crops, And Water In The Land Of The Bible / Oded Borowski -- Trade In The Late Bronze And Iron Age Levant / Joshua T. Walton -- Slavery In The World Of The Bible / Richard E. Averbeck -- The Local Economies Of Ancient Israel / Peter Altmann -- Metallurgy In The World Of The Bible / Brady Liss, Thomas E. Levy -- Ancient Technologies Of Everyday Life / Gloria London -- Food Preparation In Iron Age Israel / Cynthia Shafer-elliott -- Feasting In The Biblical World / Janling Fu -- Music And Dance In The World Of The Bible / Annie F. Caubet -- Kingship And The State In Ancient Israel / Nili S. Fox -- Social Stratification In The Iron Age Levant / Avraham Faust -- Law And Legal Systems In Ancient Israel / David W. Baker -- Wisdom Traditions In Ancient Israel / Paul Overland -- Warfare In The World Of The Bible / Mark Schwartz. Edited By Jonathan S. Greer, John W. Hilber, And John H. Walton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.