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History of Biblical Israel
Major Problems and Minor Issues
Series: - Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 7
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The book holds 26 chapters encompassing the history of Israel from its very beginnings up to the destruction of the First Temple of Jerusalem (586 BC). The successive parts are (1) The Dawn of Israel, dealing with the Israelite proto-history, Mari and early Israel as well as the tribal societies and genealogies. (2) Forming a Nation, The Exodus and Conquest of Canaan, the period of the Judges and the charismatic nature of the Judges, the Danite migration. (3) The Rise of the Davidic Dynasty, a political view of the kingdom of David and Solomon, the diplomatic, international marriages of the latter, organs of statecraft in the Israelite monarchy. (4) King Amon and Josiah and their final fate, twilight of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem. (5) This part is dedicated to historical episodes in the Former Prophets and in the Prophetical Books. Several excursi follow.
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Abraham Malamat, Ph.D. (1951) in Ancient Jewish and Near Eastern History, has published extensively on the History of Biblical Israel with a view on Ancient Near Eastern History, including Mari and the Bible (Brill, 1998).
All those interested in the history of the Ancient Near East and Old Testament Studies.