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History Of The Biblical World
Michael A. Coogan
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Description for History Of The Biblical World
Paperback. A comprehensive, illustrated survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. Geopolitics, symbolic universes, and social and political organization are considered from prehistoric times to the rise of Israel, and from Mesopotamia to Rome. The art, architecture, languages, legal systems, literature and religion of the times are also considered. Num Pages: 508 pages, 24 maps, 8 half tone plates and 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
This is a text-only paperback edition of The Oxford History of the Biblical World. a comprehensive survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. Chronologically ordered, it is an authoritative synthesis written by leading scholars and incorporating the latest archeological discoveries and current methodologies. Chapters present a readable and integrated study of the history, art, architecture, languages, literature, and religion of biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity in their larger cultural context. For the paperback edition the maps and tables will remain intact. However, Coogan selects an eight-page black and white insert from the original art program. The ... Read more
This is a text-only paperback edition of The Oxford History of the Biblical World. a comprehensive survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. Chronologically ordered, it is an authoritative synthesis written by leading scholars and incorporating the latest archeological discoveries and current methodologies. Chapters present a readable and integrated study of the history, art, architecture, languages, literature, and religion of biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity in their larger cultural context. For the paperback edition the maps and tables will remain intact. However, Coogan selects an eight-page black and white insert from the original art program. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
Number of Pages
508
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780195139372
SKU
V9780195139372
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About Michael A. Coogan
Michael D. Coogan, editor of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, 3rd ed. and co-editor of the Oxford Companion to the Bible, is currently director of publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum and Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.
Reviews for History Of The Biblical World
this work is one of solid scholarship. It is informative and very suitable for student use and for the general reader.
James Barr, Times Literary Supplement
This is a significant contribution to the field, and will be very helpful to students of biblical studies, and for others who seek an up-to-date and comprehensive "history of the biblical world". ... Read more
James Barr, Times Literary Supplement
This is a significant contribution to the field, and will be very helpful to students of biblical studies, and for others who seek an up-to-date and comprehensive "history of the biblical world". ... Read more