{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-ancient-israel-9780470656778","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Ancient Israel","description":"The \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Ancient Israel \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an innovative overview of ancient Israelite culture and history, richly informed by a variety of approaches and fields. Distinguished scholars provide original contributions that explore the tradition in all its complexity, multiplicity and diversity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA methodologically sophisticated overview of ancient Israelite culture that provides insights into political and social history, culture, and methodology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores what we can say about the cultures and history of the people of Israel and Judah, but also investigates how we know what we know\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents fresh insights, richly informed by a variety of approaches and fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelves into 'religion as lived, ' an approach that asks about the everyday lives of ordinary people and the material cultures that they construct and experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach essay is an original contribution to the subject\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Niditch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470656778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Niditch\u003c\/b\u003e is Samuel Green Professor of Religion at Amherst College. Her research and teaching interests include the study of ancient Israelite literature from the perspectives of the comparative and interdisciplinary fields of folklore and oral studies; biblical ethics with special interests in war, gender, and the body; the reception history of the Bible; and study of the rich symbolic media of biblical ritual texts. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eJudges: A Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e (2008)and \u003ci\u003eMy Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man: Hair and Identity in Ancient Israel \u003c\/i\u003e(2008). Her current project deals with personal religion and late biblical literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45134665678963,"sku":"9780470656778","price":330.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d3281664-b6d4-4943-9356-eb5889830c02.jpg?v=1782389885","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-ancient-israel-9780470656778","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}