LEADER 02894nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910827621503321 005 20240506033858.0 010 $a979-82-16-00912-2 010 $a1-280-46955-2 010 $a9786610469550 010 $a0-313-05189-5 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216009122 035 $a(CKB)1000000000451744 035 $a(EBL)497452 035 $a(OCoLC)61154123 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000238454 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206734 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238454 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10233086 035 $a(PQKB)11448368 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497452 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10347033 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46955 035 $a(OCoLC)57426286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497452 035 $a(OCoLC)52030990 035 $a(DLC)BP9798216009122BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000451744 100 $a20030331d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rise and fall of the ancient Israelite states /$fMartin Sicker 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2003. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-275-98012-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-258) and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction; 1. Israelite History in Theopolitical Perspective; 2. The Geopolitical Setting; 3. The Israelite Conquest; 4. The Era of Tribal Confederacies; 5. From Confederacy to National State; 6. The Dual Monarchy: The Reign of David; 7. The Dual Monarchy: The Reign of Solomon; 8. The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Israel; 9. Decline and Fall of the Kingdom of Judah; 10. The Aftermath; Selected Bibliography; Index 330 $aBy subjecting biblical writings to a political analysis, Sicker constructs a plausible political history of the ancient Israelite states that dealt with virtually every issue faced by governments throughout subsequent history. As he makes clear, the way they dealt with those issues, successfully or otherwise, is highly instructive and relevant to today's analysis of geopolitical issues.||Our knowledge of the political history of ancient Israel is almost exclusively dependent on the information that may be gleaned from biblical writings, which reflect a historiosophical perspective very differe 606 $aJews$xHistory$yTo 586 B.C 606 $aJews$xKings and rulers 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aJews$xKings and rulers. 676 $a933 700 $aSicker$b Martin$0296234 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827621503321 996 $aThe rise and fall of the ancient Israelite states$93925819 997 $aUNINA