Patriarchal Palestine - Canaan and the Canaanites Before the Israelitish Conquest

This 1895 work considers the history of Palestine in the context of new archaeological material discovered during the nineteenth century.

List of contents

Preface; Lists of dynasties; 1. The land; 2. The people; 3. The Babylonians in Canaan, and the Egyptian conquests; 4. The patriarchs; 5. Egyptian travellers in Canaan; 6. Canaanitish culture and religion; Index.

Summary

This 1895 work considers the history of Palestine in the context of new archaeological material coming to light in the course of the nineteenth century. Sayce's approach opposed the 'higher criticism' of the Old Testament; in his opinion, 'in the narrative of the Pentateuch we have history and not fiction'.

Product details

• Authors: Archibald Henry Sayce
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781108082303
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08230-3
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region