Israel's history and the history of Israel /
Mario Liverani ; translated by Chiara Peri and Philip R. Davies.
- London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, c2005.
- xx, 427 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Bibleworld .
- Bible world (London, England) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-406) and indexes.
Palestine in the late Bronze Age (fourteenth-thirteenth centuries) -- The transition (twelfth century) -- The new society (c. 1150-1050) -- The formative process (c. 1050-930) -- The kingdom of Israel (c. 930-740) -- The kingdom of Judah (c. 930-720) -- The impact of the Assyrian Empire (c. 740-640) -- Pause between two empires (c. 640-610) -- The impact of the Babylonian Empire (c. 610-585) -- The Axial Age -- The diaspora -- The waste land -- An invented history -- Returnees and "remainees" : the invention of the patriarchs -- Returnees and aliens : the invention of the conquest -- A nation without a king : the invention of the judges -- The royal option : the invention of the united monarchy -- The priestly option : the invention of the Solomonic temple -- Self-identification : the invention of the law -- Local history and universal values.
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