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

Hillel, Daniel.
2006
221.91 H651n 2006
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Title
The natural history of the Bible : an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures / Daniel Hillel.
Author
Hillel, Daniel.
ISBN
0231133626
9780231133623
Imprint
New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.
Language
English
Description
xii, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
221.91 H651n 2006
System Control No.
(OCoLC)60742164
(OCoLC)60742164
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-336) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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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