A Biblical History of Israel by Iain W.…

A Biblical History of Israel (edition 2003)

by Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman III

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Title:	A Biblical History of Israel
Authors:	Iain Provan
Other authors:	V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman III
Info:	Westminster John Knox Press (2003), Edition: 1, Paperback, 442 pages
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I read a biblical history of Israel in exchange for review from Edelweiss. The book was written by Iain Provan, V. Phillips Long, and Tremper Longman III. The book was published by Westminster John Knox Press.

I chose this book because I read Israel at War for review and was confused. A lot of the information mentioned was new to me. I chose this book because it discusses the history of Israel versus the wars between Israel and other Arabian countries. The book is written from an academic, research perspective. You really have to read it carefully to understand the book--otherwise, you will miss something. This is not a quick, easy read. This book is meant to be studied.

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I came to read this as part of course work with an Introduction to the OT module through the LST.
Excellent but not an easy read, written by scholars for scholars. However, it is well worth persevering reading through it. It you want to explore what archaelogy and ancient texts testify to and how they reflect on the ancient history of Israel, then this book is for you. (

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In this much-anticipated textbook, three respected biblical scholars have written a history of ancient Israel that takes the biblical text seriously as an historical document. While also considering nonbiblical sources and being attentive to what disciplines like archaeology, anthropology, and sociology suggest about the past, the authors do so within the context and paradigm of the Old Testament canon, which is held as the primary document for reconstructing Israel's history. In Part One, the authors set the volume in context and review past and current scholarly debate about learning Israel's history, negating arguments against using the Bible as the central source. In Part Two, they seek to retell the history itself with an eye to all the factors explored in Part One.

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