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Westminster/John Knox PressU.S. Israelites in History and Tradition by Niels Peter Lemche
Niels Peter Lemche focuses on the way Israelites understood themselves at different points in historybefore within and after the monarchy. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Israels rich history.Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplinessuch as archaeology anthropology sociology linguistics and literary criticismto illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods resulting in original contributions that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible and interprets these insights for a wide variety of readers.show more