The natural history of the Bible an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hillel, Daniel (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press cop. 2006
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PROLOGUE: a personal testament
  • Environment and culture: a premise and its implications
  • Ecological context: a region of disparate domains
  • First riverine domain: influence of Mesopotamia
  • Pastoral domain: legacy of the Bedouin Patriarchs
  • Second riverine domain: sojourn and slavery in Egypt
  • Desert domain: wanderings in Sinai and the Negev
  • Rainfed domain: settlement in the hill district of Canaan
  • Maritime domain: interactions with Philistines and Phoenicians
  • Urban domain: convergence of king and cult in Jerusalem
  • Exile domain: expulsion, survival, revival, and return
  • Overarching unity: culmination of ethical monotheism
  • EPILOGUE: the lasting relevance of early ecological influences.