The Israelites: An Introduction

by Kamm; Antony

• ISBN13: 9780415180962
• ISBN10: 0415180961
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-09-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Israelitesis a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah up to the razing and renaming of Jerusalem and the virtual destruction of Palestine by Hadrian in A.D. 135. Drawing on Biblical, archaeological, historical and critical sources, Antony Kamm traces the history of the Israelites against the turbulent background of the times, and describes their society, religion and ultimate dispersal through the ancient world. The text is complemented by charts, maps, photographs and line drawings, and appendices provide a chronology, weights and measures, and the Jewish Calendar. Accessible and user-friendly,The Israeliteswill be indispensable for students and general readers as a starting point for the history, culture, and development of the people of Israel.

Author Biography

Antony Kamm is a former lecturer in publishing studies at the University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

List of figures	vi
List of charts	vii
List of maps	viii
Preface	ix
The origins of the Israelites	1	(24)
The land of the Israelites	25	(26)
Kings and prophecies	51	(30)
The two monarchies	81	(25)
The Israelites: society, culture, religion	106	(21)
The Judaeans: Babylonian exile 586--538 BCE, and the Persian years 538--332 BCE	127	(16)
Judaea: Hellenistic and Hasmonaean years 332--63 BCE	143	(22)
The Jews and the Roman world 63 BCE--135 CE	165	(37)
Legacies of the Israelites	202	(5)
Appendices	207	(8)
1 The Jewish calendar	208	(2)
2 Weights and measures	210	(2)
3 Table of dates	212	(3)
Bibliography	215	(6)
Index	221