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

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

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Main Author: Hillel, Daniel (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.

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Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Human ecology in the Bible.
Human ecology > Biblical teaching.

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Call Number: BS1199 .N34 H55 2006

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245 1 4 |a The natural history of the Bible :   |b an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures /   |c Daniel Hillel. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Columbia University Press,  |c c2006. 
300 |a xii, 354 pages :   |b illustrations, maps ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-336) and index. 
505 0 |g PROLOGUE : a personal testament --  |t Environment and culture : a premise and its implications --  |t Ecological context : a region of disparate domains --  |t First riverine domain : influence of Mesopotamia --  |t Pastoral domain : legacy of the Bedouin Patriarchs --  |t Second riverine domain : sojourn and slavery in Egypt --  |t Desert domain : wanderings in Sinai and the Negev --  |t Rainfed domain : settlement in the hill district of Canaan --  |t Maritime domain : interactions with Philistines and Phoenicians --  |t Urban domain : convergence of king and cult in Jerusalem --  |t Exile domain : expulsion, survival, revival, and return --  |t Overarching unity : culmination of ethical monotheism --  |g EPILOGUE : the lasting relevance of early ecological influences. 
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