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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195087070
ISBN-13
9780195087079
eBay Product ID (ePID)
598433
Product Key Features
Book Title
Oxford History of the Biblical World
Number of Pages
672 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Ancient / General, Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Biblical Studies / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
60 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
9.7 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-060612
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Reviews
"This excellent handbook of contemporary biblical scholarship offers insightful glimpses into biblical history."--Publishers Weekly, "This work...brings the latest archaeological and historical research as well as the most important extrabiblical texts to bear on the Bible and its world. The editor has done outstanding work in organizing the project, giving consistency and coherence to a collaborative effort, and selectingthe many helpful illustrations."--America, "Each of the authors has have presented a thorough, up-to-date, andreadable account of their subject. Like no other volume on the market, it isimpressive in the way it weaves together evidence from the diverse cultures thatlie with the orbit of the "biblical world" and draws from different disciplines,from archeology and anthropology to textual analysis.... The scholarshipthroughout is first quality. Positions that are taken are well defended withouta tinge of combativeness.... In a word, this volume has lived up to my initialhigh expectations...it has surpassed them."--Paul D. Hanson, John WinthropHouse, Harvard University readable account of their subject., "Illustrations, maps, charts, chronologies, and bibliographies enhance the uniformly well-written essays. But the strengths of the work are its currency and breadth of coverage and perspective."--Library Journal, "The Oxford History of the Biblical World is first-class. It merits the highest praise for the best one-volume work on the biblical world. It covers the vast sweep of the biblical story with great economy in wordage, but misses nothing of importance."--David Noel Freedman, Department ofHistory, University of California, San Diego, "The Oxford History of the Biblical World is first-class. It merits thehighest praise for the best one-volume work on the biblical world. It covers thevast sweep of the biblical story with great economy in wordage, but missesnothing of importance."--David N. Freedman, Department of History, University ofCalifornia, San Diego, "Copiously--at times beautifully--illustrated and detailed with more than a score of descriptive maps, The Oxford History of the Biblical World rewards careful study and casual browsing. For those willing to open their minds to the evidence and nuanced argument about the origins of faithsthat have shaped our world, it is a worthy investment of time in the study of the timeless."--David Lauter, L.A. Times, "A judicious and well-illustrated survey of the entire scope of Biblical history."--The Providence Sunday Journal, "Coogan has assembled a dozen scholars with impressive credentials in ancient Near Eastern studies to assist him in creating this work of immense scope... They draw from new primary and secondary sources based on recent archaeological excavations (often their own) and on translations of textssuch as the Dead Sea Scrolls... Uniformly well-written essays... The strengths of the work are its currency and breadth of coverage and perspective... Of particular interest to students of biblical history and archaeology."--Library Journal, "The Oxford History of the Biblical World is first-class. It merits the highest praise for the best one-volume work on the Biblical World in the world. It covers the vast sweep of the biblical story with great economy in wordage, but misses nothing of importance."--David Noel Freedman, Department of History, University of California, San Diego"The book is excellent from every point of view."--Philip J. King, Boston College"This work...brings the latest archaeological and historical research as well as the most important extrabiblical texts to bear on the Bible and its world. The editor has done outstanding work in organizing the project, giving consistency and coherence to a collaborative effort, and selecting the many helpful illustrations."--America"Coogan has assembled a dozen scholars with impressive credentials in ancient Near Eastern studies to assist him in creating this work of immense scope... They draw from new primary and secondary sources based on recent archaeological excavations (often their own) and on translations of texts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls... Uniformly well-written essays... The strengths of the work are its currency and breadth of coverage and perspective... Of particularinterest to students of biblical history and archaeology."--Library Journal"The Oxford History of the Biblical World is first-class. It merits the highest praise for the best one-volume work on the biblical world. It covers the vast sweep of the biblical story with great economy in wordage, but misses nothing of importance."--David Noel Freedman, Department of History, University of California, San Diego"This excellent handbook of contemporary biblical scholarship offers insightful glimpses into biblical history."--Publishers Weekly"A judicious and well-illustrated survey of the entire scope of Biblical history."--The Providence Sunday Journal"The book is excellent from every point of view."--Philip J. King, Boston College"Illustrations, maps, charts, chronologies, and bibliographies enhance the uniformly well-written essays. But the strengths of the work are its currency and breadth of coverage and perspective."--Library Journal"Copiously--at times beautifully--illustrated and detailed with more than a score of descriptive maps, The Oxford History of the Biblical World rewards careful study and casual browsing. For those willing to open their minds to the evidence and nuanced argument about the origins of faiths that have shaped our world, it is a worthy investment of time in the study of the timeless."--David Lauter, L.A. Times, "The Oxford History of the Biblical World is first-class. It merits the highest praise for the best one-volume work on the Biblical World in the world. It covers the vast sweep of the biblical story with great economy in wordage, but misses nothing of importance."--David Noel Freedman, Department of History, University of California, San Diego"The book is excellent from every point of view."--Philip J. King, Boston College, "The Oxford History of the Biblical World is first-class. It merits the highest praise for the best one-volume work on the Biblical World in the world. It covers the vast sweep of the biblical story with great economy in wordage, but misses nothing of importance."--David Noel Freedman, Department of History, University of California, San Diego "The book is excellent from every point of view."--Philip J. King, Boston College, "The Oxford History of the Biblical Worldis first-class. It merits the highest praise for the best one-volume work on the Biblical World in the world. It covers the vast sweep of the biblical story with great economy in wordage, but misses nothing of importance."--David Noel Freedman, Department of History, University of California, San Diego "The book is excellent from every point of view."--Philip J. King, Boston College
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
220.9/5
Synopsis
The Oxford History of the Biblical World is a comprehensive, fully illustrated survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. The work is written by leading scholars, all of whom have considerable expertise in archaeology and the study of ancient texts. In a series of chronologically ordered chapters, the book presents an integrated study of the geopolitics, symbolic universes, and social and political organization of the many cultures that formed the ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world. Spanning from prehistoric times (ca. 10000 BCE) to the rise of Islam (seventh century BCE) and from Mesopotamia to Rome, the book focuses primarily on biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity. The authors discuss not only the plitical and military history and key events and, Here, in one impressively illustrated volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts--the Bible. For more than a century, archeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches, contemporary scholars have begun to synthesize this material with the biblical traditions. The Oxford History of the Biblical World incorporates the best of this scholarship, and in chronologically ordered chapters presents the reader with a readable and integrated study of the history, art, architecture, languages, literatures, and religion of biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity in their larger cultural contexts. The authors also examine such issues as the roles of women, the tensions between urban and rural settings, royal and kinship social structures, and official and popular religions of the region. Readers will find that 200 photographs, line drawings, and maps as well as an insert containing 25 color photographs vividly illustrate the history discussed. Understanding the biblical world is a vital part of understanding the Bible. Broad, authoritative, and visually engaging, The Oxford History of the Biblical World will illuminate for any reader the ancient world from which the Bible emerged., Here, in one impressively illustrated volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts--the Bible. For more than a century, archeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches, contemporary scholars have begun to synthesize this material with the biblical traditions. The Oxford History of the Biblical World incorporates the best of this scholarship, and in chronologically ordered chapters presents the reader with a readable and integrated study of the history, art, architecture, languages, literatures, and religion of biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity in their larger cultural contexts. The authors also examine such issues as the roles of women, the tensions between urban and rural settings, royal and kinship social structures, and official and popular religions of the region. Readers will find that 200 photographs, line drawings, and maps as well as an insert containing 25 color photographs vividly illustrate the history discussed.Understanding the biblical world is a vital part of understanding the Bible. Broad, authoritative, and visually engaging, The Oxford History of the Biblical World will illuminate for any reader the ancient world from which the Bible emerged., This is a comprehensive, fully illustrated survey of the world from which the Bible emerged -- its geopolitics, symbolic universes, and fascinating social and political organization. Stretching from prehistoric times to the rise of Islam, and from Mesopotamia to Rome, the book focuses primarily on biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity. Written by leading scholars, it discusses not only the political and military history and key events and personalities of successive eras but also their art, architecture, languages, political and legal systems, literature, and religion, incorporating the latest archaeological discoveries and state-of-the-art methodologies from historiography, biblical studies, sociology, and anthropology. Hundreds of colour and black-and-white photographs, line drawings, and maps of artefacts, reconstructions, and geographical locations help bring alive the cultures of the Near East and Greco-Roman world.
LC Classification Number
BS635.2.O94 2001
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