The Politics of Ancient Israel

In this volume, Norman Gottwald reconstructs the politics of ancient Israel within the larger political environment of the ancient Near East. He questions the prevailing view that the Hebrew Bible, supported by archeological evidence when necessary, should be the primary source to diagram the evolution of Israel's political history. Along with a thorough and nuanced discussion of the matrix of ancient Near Eastern politics, Gottwald suggests how the monarchies of Israel and Judah developed. With imaginative and masterful insight, Gottwald tackles head-on the problems of religion, power, and politics in the history of ancient Israel.
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.

Info autore

Norman K. Gottwald is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at New York Theological Seminary in New York City.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gottwald, Norman K. Gottwald
• Editore: Westminster John Knox Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.03.2007
• EAN: 9780664232344
• ISBN: 978-0-664-23234-4
• Pagine: 388
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 628 g
• Serie: Library of Ancient Israel; Library of Ancient Israel
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia