The Oxford History of the Biblical World

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-19-508707-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 672 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 246 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 1417 g

The Oxford History of the Biblical World is a comprehensive, fully illustrated survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. The work is written by leading scholars, all of whom have considerable expertise in archaeology and the study of ancient texts. In a series of chronologically ordered chapters, the book presents an integrated study of the geopolitics, symbolic universes, and social and political organization of the many cultures that formed the ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world. Spanning from prehistoric times (ca. 10000 BCE) to the rise of Islam (seventh century BCE) and from Mesopotamia to Rome, the book focuses primarily on biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity. The authors discuss not only the plitical and military history and key events and

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coogan, Michael David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Michael David Coogan is Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.