{"product_id":"the-israelites-9780415180962","title":"The Israelites","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntony Kamm presents an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from earliest times up to AD 135.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharting the history of the Israelites, Kamm discusses their origins, land, society, culture and religion, as well as their relationship to the Roman world and their legacy. An appendix provides:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* a chronology\u003cbr\u003e* the Hebrew alphabet\u003cbr\u003e* weights, measures and coins\u003cbr\u003e* the Jewish calendar\u003cbr\u003e* a guide to further reading for easy reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It was a pleasure to read, with an attractive style and some engaging asides, and illustrated with several maps and charts ... When I first began teaching biblical studies forty years ago I should have welcomed this as a user friendly introductionfor students'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eRichard Coggins, The Expository Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This account is straightfoward and accessible.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eInternational Review of Biblical Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is a carefully produced book which has a good range of maps and illustrations.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eM.E. Mills, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 The origins of the Israelites 2 The land of the Israelites 3 Kings and prophecies 4 The two monarchies 5 The Israelites: society, culture, religion 6 The Judaeans: Babylonian exile 586–538 BCE, and the Persian years 538–332 BCE 7 Judaea: Hellenistic and Hasmonaean years 332–63 BCE 8 The Jews and the Roman world 63 BCE–135 CE 9 Legacies of the Israelites","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018114105687,"sku":"9780415180962","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415180962.jpg?v=1750775673","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-israelites-9780415180962","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}