Essential Papers on Israel and the Ancient Near East

ISBN-13: 9780814730386 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 488 str.

Frederick E. Greenspahn; Frederick E. Greenspahn

Opis

Archaeological discovery of documents from the Near East has fuelled the debate as to the Hebrew Bible's relationship with the world. The biblical view that Israel dwells apart is belied by the Israelites' vulnerability to worldly attractions and cultural similarities with their neighbours.