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The land between the two rivers : early Israelite identities in central Transjordan /

A survey of recent scholarship shows that historians who are skeptical about any "real" history of early Israel have disparaged the idea that Israel had an early presence in Transjordan. This skeptical stance, however, is by no means shared by everyone. Cross, for instance, asserted that t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Petter, Thomas D. (Thomas David), 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2014.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Preface and Introduction""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter One""; ""Central Transjordan as “Tribal Frontierâ€?""; ""Chapter Two""; ""Theories of Tribal Ethnicities""; ""Chapter Three""; ""Contested Histories of Northern Moab""; ""Chapter Four""; ""Localized Identities""; ""Chapter Five""; ""The MÄ?dabÄ? Plain Region during the Early Iron I""; ""Chapter Six""; ""Prospects for Historical Dynamics""; ""Appendix A""; ""Gazeteer of Iron I Sites in Central and Northern Transjordan""; ""Appendix B""; ""The Collared Pithos as a Chronological Marker""; ""Bibliography""