RT Book T1 The land before the kingdom of Israel: a history of the Southern Levant and the people who populated it T2 History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant A1 Benz, Brendon C. LA English PP Winona Lake, Indiana PB Eisenbrauns YR 2016 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/87711773X AB Based on several core traditions that dominate the biblical narrative, Israel is widely regarded as having been set apart from among the nations, representing a unique sociopolitical entity in the ancient world. United by a common tribal identity and a commitment to worshiping the God who delivered them from Egypt exclusively, the Israelites established an egalitarian community in the southern Levant that stood in contrast to the hierarchical polities of their polytheistic neighbors in the land of Canaan. In spite of these traditions, modern scholarship for the most part has recognized the poin NO Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher CN GN778.32.P19 SN 9781575064284 SN 1575064286 K1 Bronze Age : Palestine K1 Ethnology : Palestine K1 Canaanites : History K1 Bronze Age : Middle East K1 Canaanites K1 Ethnology K1 HISTORY ; Ancient ; General K1 Antiquities K1 Bronze Age K1 History K1 Palestine : Antiquities : Middle East : Middle East : Palestine K1 Palestine : Antiquities K1 Middle East K1 Middle East ; Palestine K1 Electronic books : History