Prelude to Israel's Past: Background and Beginnings of Israelite History and Identity Winter Sports (Books) ISBN13: 9781401296391 ISBN10: 1401296394 Material

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Prelude to Israel's Past: Background and Beginnings of Israelite History and Identity Winter Sports (Books) ISBN13: 9781401296391 ISBN10: 1401296394 MaterialHow useful is the Old Testament for reconstructing the history of early Israel? How accurate is the Bible's portrait of the ancient Near East over three thousand years ago? Such questions have recently dominated academic discussion and have spilled over even into the popular arena. Prelude to Israel's Past may add fuel to the fire of this often heated debate. Lemche, a scholar at the center of this debate, carefully explores the crucial questions that