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

Published New York : Columbia University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) Contents PROLOGUE: a personal testament -- Environment and culture: a premise and its implications -- Ecological context: a region of disparate domains -- First riverine domain: influence of Mesopotamia -- Pastoral domain: legacy of the Bedouin Patriarchs -- Second riverine domain: sojourn and slavery in Egypt -- Desert domain: wanderings in Sinai and the Negev -- Rainfed domain: settlement in the hill district of Canaan -- Maritime domain: interactions with Philistines and Phoenicians -- Urban domain: convergence of king and cult in Jerusalem -- Exile domain: expulsion, survival, revival, and return -- Overarching unity: culmination of ethical monotheism -- EPILOGUE: the lasting relevance of early ecological influences Summary Traversing river valleys, steppes, deserts, rain-fed forests, farmlands, and seacoasts, the early Israelites experienced all the contrasting ecological domains of the ancient Near East. As they grew from a nomadic clan to become a nation-state in Canaan, they interacted with indigenous societies of the region, absorbed selective elements of their cultures, and integrated them into a radically new culture of their own. Daniel Hillel reveals the interplay between the culture of the Israelites and the environments within which it evolved. More than just affecting their material existence Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2024. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL SUBJECT Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Bible. Old Testament fast Bibel Altes Testament gnd Bibel gnd Subject Human ecology in the Bible. Human ecology -- Biblical teaching Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings. RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament. RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- Old Testament. Human ecology in the Bible. Human ecology -- Biblical teaching. Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Human ecology -- Biblical teaching Human ecology in the Bible Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism Gesellschaft Humanökologie Naturgeschichte Fach Religion Ökologie Human ecology in the Bible. Nature in the Bible. Naher Osten Palästina Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 0231508336 9780231508339 0231133626 9780231133623

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