The Social History of Ancient Israel - An Introduction (Paperback)

Histories of ancient Israel have usually focused attention on major figures in powerful positions: kings, prophets, and patriarchs. Kessler asks about the larger social patterns that shaped the everyday life of ordinary people, from the emergence of Israel in the hills of Canaan, to the Jewish populations of Greek city-states in the Hellenistic age. The introductory section includes discussion of social history as discipline and as method, event history and the "long haul," the representation of social history, and the history of research. Two other sections explore the methods of the social history of Israel and the epochs of Israel's social history, including discussions of environment as living space, Israel's emergence as a kinship-based society, exile and its consequences, and more. Includes a time line, glossary of terms, maps and illustrations.

General

Imprint:	Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2008
First published:	July 2008
Editors:	Linda M. Maloney
Translators:	Rainer Kessler
Dimensions:	234 x 177 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	273
ISBN-13:	978-0-8006-6282-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-8006-6282-2
Barcode:	9780800662820

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