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1st Italian ed. (2003)

Israel's History and the History of Israel (2005) is a book by Mario Liverani. English translation of Oltre la Bibbia: storia antica di Israele (2003 Liverani), book, by Chiara Peri and Philip R. Davies.

Abstract

"This book completely rewrites the history of Israel through the evaluation of textual and literary critiques as well as archaeological and epigraphic findings. Conceived along the lines of modern historical methodology, it traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the temporal evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of Israel into its ancient-oriental context."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London, England and Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2005.

Contents

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.

External links

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