The editors personal introduction and conclusion warns me, however, of setting expectations too high. An introduction to second temple judaism lester l grabbe. Bethshemesh and the rise of ancient israel21 grabbe, lester l. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the second temple period, its history, literature, and religious setting. The expository times grabbes book provides the scholar and teacher with a useful resource for. Shop amongst our popular books, including 34, ancient israel, judah between east and west and more from lester l. Society of biblical literature ancient near east monographs. The20 editors personal introduction and conclusion warns me, however, of setting20 expectations too high. Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this book to your organisations collection. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read israel in transition 2. The texts the library of hebrew bibleold testament studies. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Bunimovitz, shlomo lederman, zvi 2008 a border case. The full text of this book is only available to members of institutions that. Grabbes book provides the scholar and teacher with a useful resource for. The texts the library of hebrew bibleold testament studies grabbe, lester l. Three iron iia phases were identified in area c and. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. This book admirably fills a gap in the scholarly discussion of the history of ancient israel. For more than a decade the european seminar in historical methodology has debated the history of ancient israel or palestine or the southern levant, as some prefer. Lester grabbe brings forward all of the relevant evidencestructures, epigraphy, inscriptions, material remains, literary recordsand walks the reader carefully through all aspects of them. Grabbe is professor emeritus of hebrew bible and early judaism at the university of hull.
Grabbe and explore their bibliography from s lester l. Some studies examine textual issues, such as william m. Canaan in the transition from the late bronze to the early iron age from an egyptian perspective meindert dijkstra, university of utrecht, netherlands 4. This leads on to the burning question of the origins of israel which several of the contributors address. Grabbes most popular book is an introduction to second temple judaism. The hebrew bible and history critical readings grabbe. The really seminal periodone of great debates over a number of different topicsis the. This book is based on papers presented at a meeting of the european. Israel in transition 2 is the second in a twovolume work addressing some of the historical problems relating to the early history of israel, from its first mention around 1200 bce to the beginnings of the kingdoms of israel and judah. This is a collection of essays by leading scholars examining the period of transition between persian and greek rule of judah, ca. He is founder and convenor of the european seminar in historical methodology.
Who was the first king of the israelites after the judges. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a survey of sources. The archaeology is a20 book i have been waiting for to bring me up to date on the archaeological20 approaches to the beginning of the hebrew settlement and early monarchy. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Constructs of prophecy in the former and latter prophets and other texts edited by lester l. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The only site which provided 14c dates for the earlier stages of the iron iia sequence is tel rehov. This book will appeal to advanced scholars, nonspecialists in biblical studies, and lay audiences who are. His books o er an excellent overview of a eld that is changing rapidly, and are a solid introduction to the various interpretations presently proposed by scholars. They are thought to be the people who developed the port of dor in canaan during the 12th century bce from a small bronze age town to a large city. The most basic question about the history of ancient israel, how do we know what we know, leads to the fundamental questions of grabbe s work. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. A number of histories of israel have been written over the past few decades yet the basic methodological questions are not always addressed.
He founded and convenes the european seminar on methodology in israels. What do we know and how do we know it andrew mein is tutor in old testament, westcott house, cambridge. This book will be a core text for courses on the apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, as well as qumran, intertestamental literature and early judaism. Grabbe is professor of hebrew bible and early judaism at the university of hull. In this updated edition of his much praised volume lester l.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. A number of different topics have been the focus of discussion and published collections, but several have centered on historical periods. A conference held at tel aviv university, 1719 april 2007 sponsored by the asg the academic study group for israel and the middle east and tel aviv university. Andrew mein is tutor in old testament, westcott house, cambridge.
The merenptah stela mentioning israel is of considerable interest and is discussed especially by dijkstra. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a survey of sources and how we. According to the bible, the israelites demanded a king and as a result saul was appointed as king of a united monarchy of all israel. The land of canaan in the late bronze age reading religion. Chapter 2, canaan in the transition from the late bronze to the early iron age. The paperback of the the land of canaan in the late bronze age by lester l. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. At age sixtyfive, grabbe was presented with a festschrift, a memorial book, by editors philip davies and diana edelman, containing a collection of thirty essays by his colleagues and friends, offering reflections on the practice and theory of history writing, on the current controversies and topics of major interest. The most basic question about the history of ancient israel, how do we know what we know, leads to the fundamental questions of grabbes work. He founded and convenes the european seminar on methodology in israels history, and publishes the proceedings in the subseries european seminar in historical methodology. The library of second temple studies is a premier book series that offers cuttingedge work for a readership of scholars, teachers, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates in the field of second temple studies. Lester grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview.
An internationally respected expert on the second temple period provides a fully uptodate introduction to this crucial area of biblical studies. Israel in transition 2 is the second in a twovolume work addressing some of the historical problems relating to the early history of israel, from its first mention. Lester grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within judaism at the time. Grabbe takes readers through the earliest history of israel paying close attention to the most recent sources and data. One could start with a number of books by grabbe, beginning with his more recent volumes. The 7volume second temple judaism studies collection assembles contributions from todays top scholars in the field. The tjeker or tjekker were one of the sea peoples known mainly from the story of wenamun, the tjeker are also documented earlier, at medinet habu, as raiders defeated by pharaoh ramesses iii of egypt in years 5, 8, and 12 of his reign.
The land of canaan in the late bronze age by lester l. History and religion of the jews in the time of nehemiah, the maccabees, hillel, and jesus grabbe, lester l. Grabbe is a retired american scholar and emeritus professor of hebrew bible and early judaism at the university of hull, england. Schniedewinds thorough analysis of transition in the prophetic role during the second temple period. The archaeology is a book i have been waiting for to bring me up to date on the. The archaeology is a book i have been waiting for to bring me up to date on the archaeological approaches to the beginning of the hebrew settlement and early monarchy. As an historian of ancient judaism, he has authored several standard treatments. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a survey of sources and how we know it by a discussion of methodology and by evaluating the evidence. Grabbe, 9780567649485, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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