Leading Experts Introduce the People and Contexts of the Old Testament What people groups interacted with ancient Israel? Who were the Hurrians and why do they matter? What do we know about the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and others? In this up-to-date volume, leading experts introduce the peoples and places of the world around the Old Testament, providing students with a fresh exploration of the ancient Near East. The contributors offer comprehensive orientations to the main cultures and people groups that surrounded ancient Israel in the wider ancient Near East, including not only Mesopotamia and the northern Levant but also Egypt, Arabia, and Greece. They also explore the contributions of each people group or culture to our understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. This supplementary text is organized by geographic region, making it especially suitable for the classroom and useful in a variety of Old Testament courses. Approximately eighty-five illustrative items are included throughout the book.

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Publisher

Baker Academic

Year

2016

ISBN

9781493405749

Topic

Theology & Religion

Subtopic

Biblical Studies

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Contributors
Abbreviations
1. The Amorites
2. Assyria and the Assyrians
3. Babylonia and the Babylonians
4. Ugarit and the Ugaritians
5. Egypt and the Egyptians
6. The Hittites and the Hurrians
7. Aram and the Arameans
8. Phoenicia and the Phoenicians
9. Transjordan: The Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites
10. Philistia and the Philistines
11. Persia and the Persians
12. Arabia and the Arabians
13. Greece and the Greeks
Index of Authors
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources
Index of Subjects
Back Cover