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Jerusalem the Center of the Universe: Its Archaeology and History (1800-100 BCE)

Jerusalem the Center of the Universe: Its Archaeology and History (1800-100 BCE)

Finkelstein, Israel

Paperback

Religion General Ancient History GeneralBible Studies

ISBN10: 1628374993
ISBN13: 9781628374995
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: Jun 21 2024
Pages: 472
Weight: 1.86
Height: 1.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Jerusalem is the center of the universe, the hub of the three great monotheistic religions, yet how did a city located on the desert fringe, in the semi-arid southern highlands of Israel with little tillable land achieve such dominance? To provide answers to this enduring riddle, Israel Finkelstein has collected twenty-four of his best articles and essays covering the Middle Bronze Age to the late Hellenistic period. With critical and well-informed care, he analyzes archaeological evidence that often stands in tension with the biblical text. Topics of particular interest include the archaeology of the tenth century BCE; Saul, David, and Solomon in the Bible and archaeology; the first expansion of the city in the ninth century; its full growth in the late eighth to seventh centuries; Jerusalem and Judah under the Assyrian Empire; the days of King Josiah; and transormations in the Persian-Hellenistic era.

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