The land before the kingdom of Israel : a history of the Southern Levant and the people who populated it /

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Author / Creator:	Benz, Brendon C., author.
Imprint:	Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 7 History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant ; 7.
Subject:	Bronze age -- Palestine. Ethnology -- Palestine. Canaanites -- History. Bronze age -- Middle East. Antiquities. Bronze age. Canaanites. Ethnology. Palestine -- Antiquities. Middle East. Middle East -- Palestine. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11405616

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ISBN:	9781575064284 1575064286 9781575064277 1575064278
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Summary:	Based on several core traditions that dominate the biblical narrative, Israel is widely regarded as having been set apart from among the nations, representing a unique sociopolitical entity in the ancient world. United by a common tribal identity and a commitment to worshiping the God who delivered them from Egypt exclusively, the Israelites established an egalitarian community in the southern Levant that stood in contrast to the hierarchical polities of their polytheistic neighbors in the land of Canaan. In spite of these traditions, modern scholarship for the most part has recognized the poin.
Other form:	Print version: Benz, Brendon C. Land before the kingdom of Israel. Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016 9781575064277

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