| Description |
x, 242 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The origins of the Israelites -- 2. The land of the Israelites -- 3. Kings and prophecies -- 4. The two monarchies -- 5. The Israelites: society, culture, religion -- 6. The Judaeans: Babylonian exile 586-538 BCE, and the Persian years 538-332 BCE -- 7. Judaea: Hellenistic and Hasmonaean years 332-36 BCE -- 8. The Jews and the Roman world 63 BCE-135 CE -- 9. Legacies of the Israelites -- App. 1. The Jewish calendar -- App. 2. Weights and measures -- App. 3. Table of dates. |
| Summary |
"Antony Kamm draws on Biblical, archaeological, historical and critical sources to present a straightforward, objective and largely chronological account of the culture which produced the Old Testament and from which Christianity derives, from its origins to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 135 CE."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Dr. James H. Poivan, Professor of History, Emeritus. |
| Subject |
Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D.
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Jews. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 70 A.D |
| Subject |
Bible. Old Testament -- History of Biblical events.
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Bible. Old Testament. |
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History of Biblical events. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0415180953 hardback |
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9780415180955 hardback |
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0415180961 paperback |
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9780415180962 paperback |
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