05415cam a2200337 i 4500 20558959 AUA.1 20200921084644.0 180608s2018 miuab b 001 0 eng c 2018020594 9780801097751 (cloth : alk. paper) LBSOR/DLC eng LBSOR rda DLC pcc DS62.23 .B45 2018 221.9/5 23 Behind the scenes of the Old Testament : cultural, social, and historical contexts / edited by Jonathan S. Greer, John W. Hilber, and John H. Walton. Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, c2018 xix, 615 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-593) and indexes. Introduction to historical geography / Paul Wright -- Regions and routes in the Levant / Carl G. Rasmussen -- Climate and environment of the Levant / Elizabeth Arnold -- Plants and animals of the land of Israel / Daniel Fuchs and Nimrod Marom -- Introduction to Biblical archaeology / Seymour Gitin -- Archaeology of the late Bronze Age / Joe Uziel -- Archaeology of the Iron Age I / Aren M. Maeir -- Archaeology of the Iron Age II / Amihai Mazar -- Archaeology of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods / Constance E. Gane -- Archaeology of the Hellenistic Period / Jordan Ryan -- Introduction to ancient Near Eastern literature / Adam E. Miglio -- Hebrew inscriptions / Judith M. Hadley -- Mesopotamian literature / Dave C. Deuel -- Egyptian literature / Nili Shupak -- Hittite literature / Alice Mouton -- Northwest Semitic inscriptions / Margaret Cohen -- Ugaritic literature / William D. Barker -- Early Jewish literature / Ryan E. Stokes -- Introduction to ancient Near Eastern iconography / Izak Cornelius -- Egyptian iconography / Laura Wright -- Mesopotamian and Anatolian iconography / Daniel Bodi -- Canaanite/Israelite iconography / Brent A. Strawn -- The Ancestral Period / Richard S. Hess -- The Egyptian sojourn and the exodus / David A. Falk -- The Settlement Period / Pekka Pitknen -- The united monarchy / Steven M. Ortiz -- The divided monarchy: Israel / Jens Bruun Kofoed -- The divided monarchy: Judah / Eric L. Welch -- The exile and the exilic communities / Deirdre N. Fulton -- Persian Period / Yehud Ken Ristau -- The Maccabean Revolt and the Hasmonean Kingdom / Joel Willitts -- Akhenaten and the Amarna Period / Mark D. Janzen -- The late Bronze Age collapse and the sea peoples' migrations / Gregory D. Mumford -- Sheshonq's Levantine conquest and Biblical history / Yigal Levin -- The Battle of Qarqar and Assyrian aspirations / Mark Chavalas -- The Mesha inscription and relations with Moab and Edom / Juan Manuel Tebes -- The Tell Dan Inscription, Jehu's Revolt, and Aramaean campaigns in Israel and Judah / K. Lawson Younger Jr. -- Sennacherib's invasion of Judah and neo-Assyrian expansion / Kyle H. Keimer -- Eighth-century Levantine earthquakes and natural disasters / Ryan N. Roberts -- The Battle of Carchemish and seventh-century regional politics / Sara L. Hoffman -- Alexander the Great and Levantine Hellenism / Brent Sandy -- Monotheism in ancient Israel / Matthew J. Lynch -- Biblical texts studied in comparison with other ancient Near Eastern: documents / John H. Walton -- The temple in context / John H. Walton -- Priests in the ancient Near East / Gerald A. Klingbeil -- Worship, sacrifice, and festivals in the ancient Near East / Roy E. Gane -- Family religion in ancient Israel / Andrew R. Davis -- Prophecy, divination, and magic in the ancient Near East / John W. Hilber -- Death and burial in the Iron Age Levant / Christopher B. Hays -- Tribes and Nomads in the Iron Age Levant / Thomas D. Petter -- Women in Ancient Israel / Carol Meyers -- Family, Children, and Inheritance in the Biblical World / Victor H. Matthews -- Seasons, crops, and water in the land of the Bible / Oded Borowski -- Trade in the late Bronze and Iron Age Levant / Josh Walton -- Slavery in the world of the Bible / Richard E. Averbeck -- The local economies of ancient Israel / Peter Altmann -- Metallurgy in the world of the Bible / Brady Liss and Thomas E. Levy -- Ancient technologies of everyday life / Gloria London -- Food preparation in the Iron Age Levant / Cynthia Shafer-Elliott -- Feasting in the Biblical world / Janling Fu -- Music and dance in the world of the Bible / Annie Caubet -- Kingship and the state in ancient Israel / Nili S. Fox -- Social stratification in the Iron Age Levant / Avraham Faust -- Law and legal systems in ancient Israel / David W. Baker -- Wisdom Traditions in ancient Israel / Paul Overland -- Warfare in the world of the Bible / Mark Schwartz. "A team of world-class scholars covers the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, authoritative, and comprehensive manner"-- Bible. Old Testament History of contemporary events. Middle East History To 622. Middle East Civilization To 622. Greer, Jonathan S., editor. Hilber, John W. (John Walter), editor. Walton, John H., 1952- editor. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc REF DS 62.23 .B45 2018 22743 22743 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF AUA.1 AUA.1 REF 2020-09-21 AUA textbook inventory 32.82 AUA25524 1 DS 62.23 .B45 2018 AUA25524 2021-06-17 00:00:00 2021-05-27 32.82 2020-09-21 REF 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF AUA.1 AUA.1 REF 2020-09-21 AUA textbook inventory 32.82 AUA25525 1 DS 62.23 .B45 2018 AUA25525 2021-04-29 00:00:00 2021-04-26 2 32.82 2020-09-21 REF