The natural history of the Bible : an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures / Daniel Hillel.
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TextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.Description: xii, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 0231133626
- BS 1199 .N34 H55 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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