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The Israelites. An Introduction.
Antony Kamm
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Description for The Israelites. An Introduction.
Paperback. The Israelites offers an accessible, user-friendly introduction which is indispensable to students as a starting point for studying the history, culture and development of the people of Israel. Series: Peoples of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 252 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; HBG; HBJF1; HBLA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
Antony Kamm presents an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from earliest times up to AD 135.
Charting the history of the Israelites, Kamm discusses their origins, land, society, culture and religion, as well as their relationship to the Roman world and their legacy. An appendix provides:
* a chronology
* the Hebrew alphabet
* weights, measures and coins
* the Jewish calendar
* a guide to further reading for easy reference.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Peoples of the Ancient World
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415180962
SKU
V9780415180962
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99-2
About Antony Kamm
Antony Kamm read Classics and English at the University of Oxford. He is a former lecturer in publishing studies at the University of Stirling. He is the author of The Romans: An Introduction, Second edition (Routledge 1999).
Reviews for The Israelites. An Introduction.
'It was a pleasure to read, with an attractive style and some engaging asides, and illustrated with several maps and charts ... When I first began teaching biblical studies forty years ago I should have welcomed this as a user friendly introductionfor students' - Richard Coggins, The Expository Times 'This account is straightfoward and accessible.' - International Review of ... Read more