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CX · 06-07-2002, 12:08 PM

Does anyone know of a good resource for the prebiblical history of the ancient Hebrews? I know of a number of resources for the history of the Canaanites, Hittites, Babylonians and Sumerians, but I can't find anything on the ancient Hebrews. I check the EAWC site at evansville, but they don't seem to have any kind of compact chronology.

Jayhawker Soule · 06-07-2002, 12:59 PM

The two I've read are:

"Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times" by Donald B. Redford, and
"Archaeology of the Land of the Bible 10,000-586 B.C.E." by Amihai Mazar

[ BTW, Thanks for the Schnelle recommendation. I'm enjoying the book greatly. ]

Jayhawker Soule · 06-08-2002, 03:37 AM

Just wanted to add that, as 'bookends' for the books mentioned above, (a) both the Dever and Finkelstein/Silberman books are interesting, and (b) "The Peoples of the Earth - An Introduction To World History" by Brian Fagan is good for general context.

Marduk · 06-08-2002, 06:25 AM

also "Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic" Frank Cross.

Ruy Lopez · 06-10-2002, 05:35 AM

Look up the thread "zoroastrian influnce on Judaism etc. " on this page. Great links from Ryan2. Saw it only a few minutes ago. Haven't read them.

CX · 06-10-2002, 07:04 AM

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Originally posted by demon-sword:
<strong>Look up the thread "zoroastrian influnce on Judaism etc. " on this page. Great links from Ryan2. Saw it only a few minutes ago. Haven't read them.</strong>

I've looked over some of the work of RyanS2 as well as AcharyaS or whatever he name is. Most of the material seems pretty unreliable and polemical to me. Unfortunately with the advent of the world wide web alomst anyone can publish anything and have it get wide spread exposure. I wouldn't waste much time on it.

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CX Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portlandish Posts: 2,829	Prebiblical history of the Ancient Hebrews. Does anyone know of a good resource for the prebiblical history of the ancient Hebrews? I know of a number of resources for the history of the Canaanites, Hittites, Babylonians and Sumerians, but I can't find anything on the ancient Hebrews. I check the EAWC site at evansville, but they don't seem to have any kind of compact chronology.

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Jayhawker Soule Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,777	The two I've read are: "Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times" by Donald B. Redford, and "Archaeology of the Land of the Bible 10,000-586 B.C.E." by Amihai Mazar [ BTW, Thanks for the Schnelle recommendation. I'm enjoying the book greatly. ]

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06-08-2002, 03:37 AM	#3
Jayhawker Soule Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,777	Just wanted to add that, as 'bookends' for the books mentioned above, (a) both the Dever and Finkelstein/Silberman books are interesting, and (b) "The Peoples of the Earth - An Introduction To World History" by Brian Fagan is good for general context.

06-08-2002, 06:25 AM	#4
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	also "Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic" Frank Cross.

06-10-2002, 05:35 AM	#5
Ruy Lopez Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manila Posts: 5,516	Look up the thread "zoroastrian influnce on Judaism etc. " on this page. Great links from Ryan2. Saw it only a few minutes ago. Haven't read them.

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