The World of Ancient Israel: Sociological, Anthropological and Political PerspectivesEncapsulating as it does research that has been undertaken on the sociological, anthropological and political aspects of the history of ancient Israel, this important book is designed to follow in the tradition of works in the series sponsored by The Society for Old Testament Study which began with the publication of The People and the Book in 1925. The World of Ancient Israel is especially concerned to explore in greater depth than comparable studies the areas and degrees of overlap between approaches to the subject of Old Testament research adopted by scholars and students of theology and the social sciences. Increasing numbers of scholars have recognised the valuable insights that can be gained from a cross-disciplinary approach, and it is becoming clear that the early biblical traditions about the formation of the Israelite state must be examined in the light of comparative anthropology if useful historical conclusions are to be drawn from them. |
Contents
Israel in its historical and cultural setting | 3 |
Anthropology and The Old Testament | 17 |
Sociology and the Old Testament | 39 |
ISRAEL | 65 |
Ecology agriculture and patterns of settlement | 67 |
Israel as a tribal society | 95 |
Israelite Kingship The royal ideology and its opponents | 119 |
The concept of Israel in transition | 141 |
The social world of the wisdom writers | 227 |
The social world of apocalyptic writings | 251 |
IDEAS AND IDEALS | 273 |
Holiness and cult | 275 |
The concept of holy war | 299 |
Covenant ideology in ancient Israel | 323 |
Land its rights and privileges | 349 |
Women in ancient Israel | 371 |
Other editions - View all
The World of Ancient Israel: Sociological, Anthropological and Political ... Society for Old Testament Study No preview available - 1991 |
The World of Ancient Israel: Sociological, Anthropological and Political ... Ronald E. Clements No preview available - 1991 |
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