How Israel Became a People

Name: How Israel Became a People
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ISBN: 9781426754876

ISBN-10: 1426754876

ISBN-13: 9781426754876

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ralph K. Hawkins

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How did Israel become a people? Is the biblical story accurate? In what sense, if any, is the biblical story true? Are the origins of these ancient people lost in myth or is there hope to discovering who they were and how they lived? These questions divide students and scholars alike.While many believe the "Conquest" is only a fable, this book will present a different view. Using biblical materials and the new archaeological data, this title tells how the ancient Israelites settled in Canaan and became the people of Israel.The stakes for understanding the history of ancient Israel are high. The Old Testament tells us that Yahweh led the Hebrews into the land of Canaan and commanded them to…

Book details

List price: $40.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 2/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Figures


Archaeological Periods


Pharaohs of Egypt's Eighteenth and Nineteenth Dynasties


Abbreviations


Acknowledgments


Preface



Why Must We Reconstruct the History of the Israelite Settlement?



Classical and Recent Models of the Israelite Settlement



The Date of the Exodus-Conquest Part I: Biblical Evidence



The Date of the Exodus-Conquest Part II: Extrabiblical Evidence



Major Cities of the Conquest



Reconstructing the Israelite Settlement Archaeologically



The Material Culture and Ethnicity of the Highland Settlers



'Izbet Sartah: A Prototypical Israelite Settlement Site



Early Israelite Sanctuaries and the Birth of a Nation



A Culture-Scale Model of the Early Israelite Settlement


Afterword


Glossary


Notes


Index