Israelites in History and Tradition

Niels Peter Lemche focuses on the way Israelites understood themselves at different points in history--before, within, and after the monarchy. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Israel's rich history.
Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines--such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary criticism--to illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods resulting in original contributions that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible and interprets these insights for a wide variety of readers.

About the author

Niels Peter Lemche is Professor in the Department for Biblical Exegesis at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He is the Founding Editor of the Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament and the author of numerous influential works in Old Testament Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Niels Lemche, Niels Peter Lemche
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780664227272
• ISBN: 978-0-664-22727-2
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 427 g
• Series: Library of Ancient Israel
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism