| Canaanites and Their Land: The Tradition of the Canaanites Contributor(s): Lemche, Niels Peter (Author), Mein, Andrew (Editor), Camp, Claudia V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1850753105 ISBN-13: 9781850753100 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $227.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1991 Annotation: It is an interesting consequence of the new reconstructions of the early history of Israel that the Israelites must originally have been Canaanites. Nevertheless, an outspoken hatred against Canaanites permeates the Old Testament. Lemche presents a new way of explaining the anti-Canaanite sentiments of the Old Testament historians, while at the same time disclosing some of the aims and ideas which governed Old Testament history writing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 221.95 |
| LCCN: 91208623 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.72" W x 8.8" (0.82 lbs) 191 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is an interesting consequence of the new reconstructions of the early history of Israel that the Israelites must originally have been Canaanites. Nevertheless, an outspoken hatred against Canaanites permeates the Old Testament. Lemche presents a new way of explaining the anti-Canaanite sentiments of the Old Testament historians, while at the same time disclosing some of the aims and ideas which governed Old Testament history writing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.Lemche, Niels Peter: - Niels Peter Lemche is Professor of Old Testament Studies, at the University of Copenhagen and founder and editor of the Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament. |