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1	Every City Shall Be Forsaken' more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor), Robert D Haak (Editor) add to wishlist To what extent has urbanism influenced prophecy and prophetic texts? This query brings together two of the most important topics in recent Hebrew Bible research. Urbanism in ancient society has now become an important topic for both classical and ancient Near Eastern scholars. Equally, the question of prophecy as social institution and literary ... see all copies from $25.30! new only from $99.99! \| first editions
2	Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It? more books like this by Lester L Grabbe add to wishlist A number of 'histories of Israel' have been written over the past few decades yet the basic methodological questions are not always addressed: how do we write such a history and how can we know anything about the history of Israel? In "Ancient Israel", Lester L. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a survey of sources and how we know ... see all copies from $27.96! new only from $27.96! \| SVS
3	Wisdom of Solomon more books like this by Lester L Grabbe add to wishlist Originally published as part of the acclaimed Sheffield Guides series, this helpful study-guide is designed to meet the needs of students and general readers in a concise, accessible and affordable format. see all copies from $6.23! new only from $14.80!
4	Can a History of Israel Be Written more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist This Symposium asks whether a 'history of Israel' can be written, and if it can, how? Can the Hebrew Bible be used as a source for such history? The question of writing the 'history of ancient Israel' has become fiercely debated in recent years. It is a debate that seems to generate more heat than light because of quite different concepts of ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $45.00!
5	Knowing the End from the Beginning: The Prophetic, the Apocalyptic and Their Relationship more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor), Robert D Haak (Editor) add to wishlist Much study has taken place of the prophetic and apocalyptic writings in recent decades, but the relationship between the two has been little explored. A major explicit debate on the question is very much needed, -- and is now provided. This collection of essays addresses the subject from a variety of points of view, including studies on the issues ... see all copies from $56.59! new only from $83.55!
6	Introduction to 1st Century Judaism more books like this by Lester L Grabbe add to wishlist A comprehensive and readable introduction to the Judaism of the Second Temple period. see all copies from $19.00! new only from $61.73!
7	Did Moses Speak Attic? more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist A stimulating debate responding to the question 'Is the Bible a Hellenistic book?'. The answers range from qualified agreement to outright rejection. Is the Bible a Hellenistic book? The essays in this volume respond to that challenging question, formulated by Niels Peter Lemche, and offer everything from qualified agreement to vociferous ... see all copies from $125.00! new only from $125.00! \| first editions
8	Good Kings and Bad Kings: The Kingdom of Juday in the Seventh Centure BCE more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist According to the Bible, among the last kings of the kingdom of Judah was one of the most notorious kings-Manasseh-and one of the most righteous-Josiah. Are the accounts of their contrasting reigns anything more than the ideological creations of pious writers and editors? Does this juxtaposition of a 'good king' and a 'bad king' provide good ... see all copies from $45.99! new only from $45.99! \| SVS
9	Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period more books like this by Lester L Grabbe, L Grabbe Lester add to wishlist The developments in Judaism which occurred during the Second Temple period (c.550 BC to 100 AD) were of great importance for the nature of Jewish religion in later centuries, yet few studies have examined the era in full. In this text, Lester L. Grabbe aims to provide an accessible volume offering an encyclopaedic study and holistic interpretation ... see all copies from $112.13! new only from $112.13! \| SVS
10	Society for Old Testament Study Book List 1994 more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $58.71!
11	Comparative Philology & the Text of Job: A Study in Methodology more books like this by Lester L. Grabbe add to wishlist see all copies from $18.00!
12	Ahab Agonistes: The Rise and Fall of the Omri Dynasty more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist The European Seminar in Historical Methodology is committed to debating issues surrounding the history of ancient Israel and Judah with the aim of developing methodological principles for writing a history of the period. In this particular session the topic chosen was the Omride dynasty - its rise and fall - and the subsequent Jehu dynasty, down ... see all copies from $147.90! new only from $147.90!
13	Leading Captivity Captive more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist In the first major discussion of this issue, the contributers cover a range of topics, from ancient polt ics to modern ideology. ' see all copies from $96.80! new only from $96.80! \| first editions
14 view cover	A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period Vol. 2. the Coming of the Greeks - The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 Bce) more books like this by Lester L Grabbe add to wishlist This is the volume two in the four-volume history of the "Second Temple" period, looking at the period from Alexander's conquest to the eve of the Maccabaean revolt. This is the second volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period. It is axiomatic that there are large gaps in the history of the Persian period, but the ... see all copies from $121.40! new only from $121.40!
15	Leviticus more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist To many students no book of the Bible may seem duller than Leviticus. In fact, Leviticus is extremely important for a proper understanding of ancient Israelite religion and worship. Many of its supposed arcane practices actually provide valuable insights into Israelite society and thinking, once they are properly understood in the light of modern ... see all copies from $12.30!
16 view cover	Society for Old Testament Study Book List 2000 more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist The Book List provides short reviews of up to 500 books a year. It includes publications not only on the Old Testament directly but also on many related areas, including archaeology, epigraphy, Hebrew and related Semitic languages (especially Northwest Semitic), relevant ancient Near Eastern history and literature, the Hellenistic world, early ... see all copies from $17.02! new only from $44.50!
17	Society for Old Testament Study Book List more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $18.05!
18 view cover	Priests in the Prophets more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor), Alice Ogdon Bellis (Editor), Alice Ogden Bellis (Editor) add to wishlist Since at least the 19th century Hebrew Bible scholarship has traditionally seen priests and prophets as natural opponents, with different social spheres and world views. In recent years several studies have started to question this perspective. The present volume, arising from a meeting of the Prophetic Texts and their Ancient Contexts Group of ... see all copies from $91.00! new only from $91.00!
19	Like a Bird in a Cage more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist The European Seminar on Methodology in Israel's history has spent a number of years debating historical method. This volume focuses very specifically on Sennacherib's invasion of Judah in 701 BCE. With information from a variety of sources - archaeological, biblical, Assyrian, Egyptian, and possibly Greek - Sennacherib's campaign should serve as a ... see all copies from $143.37! new only from $194.93!
20 view cover	History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (Vol. 1) more books like this by Lester L Grabbe add to wishlist In the first of four volumes on A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Yehud - the Aramaic name for Judah - during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them ... see all copies from $70.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 1 more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist Although the Bible is one of the sources, this is a historical rather than a biblical study. It examines the political and administrative structures; the society and economy; the religion, temple and cult; the developments in thought and literature; and the political events. The focus is on the sources and historical method. The sources include ... see all copies from $156.02!
22 view cover	Knowing the End from the Beginning more books like this by Lester L Grabbe, Robert D Haak add to wishlist Much has been written on prophecy and apocalyptic in recent decades, but the relationship between the two has been little explored. A major explicit debate on the question is very much needed and is now provided here. This collection of essays addresses the subject from a variety of points of view, including the issues of definitions, ancient Near ... see all copies from $105.00! new only from $105.00!
23	Judaism from Cyrus Vol 1 more books like this by Lester L Grabbe add to wishlist see all copies from $55.00!
24 view cover	Israel in Transition, Volume 1: From Late Bronze II to Iron IIa (c. 1250-850 B.C.E.). Archaeology more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist This book covers the Seminar session devoted entirely to archaeology. For more than a decade, the European Seminar in Historical Methodology has debated the history of ancient Israel (or Palestine or the Southern Levant, as some prefer). A number of different topics have been the focus of discussion and published collections, but several have ... see all copies from $121.23! new only from $121.23!
25	Society for Old Testament Study Book List 1993 more books like this by Lester L Grabbe (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00!

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