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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155113403321

Autore

Benz Brendon C.

Titolo

The Land Before the Kingdom of Israel : A History of the Southern Levant and the People who Populated It / / Brendon C. Benz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Indiana : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-57506-428-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 pages)

Collana

History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; ; 7

Disciplina

933

Soggetti

Ethnology

Canaanites

Bronze age

Antiquities

Bronze age - Middle East

Cananéens - Histoire

Canaanites - History

Ethnologie - Palestine

Ethnology - Palestine

Bronze age - Palestine

History

Ressources Internet

Middle East Palestine

Middle East

Palestine Antiquités

Palestine Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on several core traditions that dominate the biblical narrative, Israel is widely regarded as having been set apart from among the nations, representing a unique sociopolitical entity in the ancient world. United by a common tribal identity and a commitment to worshiping



the God who delivered them from Egypt exclusively, the Israelites established an egalitarian community in the southern Levant that stood in contrast to the hierarchical polities of their polytheistic neighbors in the land of Canaan. In spite of these traditions, modern scholarship for the most part has recognized the poin.