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  • History of Biblical Israel: Major Problems and Minor Issues ( Judaism )

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    File Format | PDF
    File Size | 23.2 MB
    Pages | 494
    Language | English
    Category | Judaism
    Description:  This title encompasses the history of Israel from its very beginnings up to the destruction of the First Temple of Jerusalem in 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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