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A History of Ancient Israel and Judah Hardcover – January 1, 1986

by J. Maxwell Miller (Author), John H. Hayes (Author)

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Discusses the history of Israel during Old Testament times and examines economic and political factors

Print length

523 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Westminster Press
Publication date

January 1, 1986
Dimensions

6.75 x 1.25 x 9.75 inches
ISBN-10

066421262X
ISBN-13

978-0664212629
Lexile measure

1390L
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With a sense of the importance of geographical detail, thorough knowledge of archaeological research, and a feel for history as "people," the authors bring enormous assets to their present task: recounting Old Testament history to the close of the Persian Period. But how effectively do they accomplish this task? In their view a critically acceptable historiography would pare away myth, miracle story, folk tradition, and theological overlay, relying instead on cause and effect. Further, since little of the relevant biblical material found before the 11th century B.C. is credible, the result can only be "our best guess." Unless the reader shares this view, he or she will likely find John Bright's History of Israel (Westminster, 1981. 3rd ed.) more satisfactory. Vernon Ritter, formerly with Religious Studies Dept., Westmont Coll., Santa Barbara, Cal. Home Economics 2 please note: The Christian Teubner book reviewed in the LJ 8/86 cookery column is Desserts , published by Barron'snot HP's Best of Cooking for All Occasions , as indicated in the bibliographic information.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westminster Press; First Edition (January 1, 1986)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 523 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 066421262X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0664212629
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1390L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.25 x 9.75 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2020

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What it is, is just what a few have said but perhaps not clearly enough. If you want to further exam the writing of the Old Testament and the Biblical period (or period of the Pentateuch), this is your book. It is a college level text book that covers in depth the period of Exodus, around 1200 BCE to about 500BCE and Babylonian domination. Period. It does not cover the time beyond that, the revolts or the expulsion of the Jews by the Romans after the time of The Christ. It is not what I was looking for but appears to do what it does quite well. If you are looking for a book that covers from Biblical times into the modern era, I picked up a copy of "A History of the Jews" by AL Sachar which appears to cover the entire time span of the Jewish people.

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Wanda Witt

I was not happy as I wanted a book on the History of ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2015

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I was not happy as I wanted a book on the History of Ancient Israel and Judah. Not people telling me that their history could not be as the King James Bible states the way of history but was made up or changed according to the writers of the Books of the King James Bible. What is written in the King James Bible is the account of what God did for His people Israel!!!!!!!!!!!!

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A Nice Introduction to Ancient Israel

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2000

J. Maxwell Miller and John H. Hayes' A History of Ancient Israel and Judah provides a solid introduction to the methods and problems of studying the development of the kingdoms that came to be known as Israel and Judah. The book deals with events from the time of Israel's origins (the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages) to the work of Ezra and Nehemiah (the fifth and fourth centuries BCE). On the whole, A History is more cautious with the biblical texts than other histories of ancient Israel, such as John Bright's A History of Israel. Miller and Hayes spend less time offering guesses about the more speculative aspects of Israel's history, such as the patriarchs and exodus, and concentrate their efforts on the later period (tenth to fifth centuries BCE) for which conclusions are more certain. From its beginning, this study is very much set within the geographical, political, economic, and religious context of the ancient Near East and Egypt as a whole. Perhaps the most attractive feature of this work is the inclusion of both photographs and fairly complete translations of extra-biblical documents pertinent to various stages of Israel's history. A History is divided into chronological segments, and the authors proceed by summarizing the biblical texts germane to the time period, critically examining these accounts along with extra-biblical and archaeological evidence, and then drawing conclusions. If the book has a major weakness, it is the absence of either footnotes or endnotes, but the authors provide a sizable topical bibliography at the conclusion of the book, and overall, A History of Ancient Israel and Judah is sound, readable scholarship.

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