Description: Leading Experts Introduce the People and Contexts of the Old Testament What people groups interacted with ancient Israel? Who were the Hurrians and why do they matter? What do we know about the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and others? In this up-to-date volume, leading experts introduce the peoples and places of the world around the Old Testament, providing students with a fresh exploration of the ancient Near East. The contributors offer comprehensive orientations to the main cultures and people groups that surrounded ancient Israel in the wider ancient Near East, including not only Mesopotamia and the northern Levant but also Egypt, Arabia, and Greece. They also explore the contributions of each people group or culture to our understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. This supplementary text is organized by geographic region, making it especially suitable for the classroom and useful in a variety of Old Testament courses. Approximately eighty-five illustrative items are included throughout the book.
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EAN: 9781540962317
UPC: 9781540962317
ISBN: 9781540962317
MPN: N/A
Format: Paperback, 560 pages
Author: Bill T. Arnold (Edited by)
Book Title: The World Around the Old Testament: The People and
Item Height: 3.3 cm
Item Length: 22.6 cm
Item Weight: 0.86 kg
Item Width: 15 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Baker Academic
