Antony Kamm

The Israelites

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is an introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from earliest times up to AD 135. Charting the history of the Israelites, the author 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; and a guide to further reading for easy reference.

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With an appendix providing a chronology, the Hebrew alphabet, weights, measures and coins, the Jewish calendar and a guide to further reading for easy reference, this is 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 137mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780415180962
• ISBN-10: 0415180961
• Artikelnr.: 22438664

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

1 The origins of the Israelites 2 The land of the Israelites 3 Kings and prophecies 4 The two monarchies 5 The Israelites: society, culture, religion 6 The Judaeans: Babylonian exile 586
538 BCE, and the Persian years 538
332 BCE 7 Judaea: Hellenistic and Hasmonaean years 332
63 BCE 8 The Jews and the Roman world 63 BCE
135 CE 9 Legacies of the Israelites