The History of Ancient Palestine

by Gosta W. Ahlstrom

Overview

In this magisterial work the history of the peoples of Palestine from the earliest times to Alexander's conquest is thoroughly sifted and interpreted. All available source material-textural, epigraphic, and archeological-is considered, and the approach taken aims at a dispassionate reconstruction of the major epochs and events by the analysis of social, political, military, and economic phenomena.

The book, chronologically structured, is indispensable for the study of the Hebrew Bible and of the ancient Near East.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800627706
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/1993
Edition description:	1st Fortress Press ed
Pages:	990
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Gosta W. Ahlstrom, a native of Sweden at the time of his retirement in 1988, held a joint appointment at the University of Chicago Divinity School and at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Among his other recent books are Royal Administration and National Religion in Ancient Palestine and Who Were the Israelites?. He died in 1992.

Editorial Reviews

This magnum opus, which encompasses the history of the people of Palestine from the earliest times to Alexander's conquest, reconstructs the major epochs and events through analysis of social, political, military, and economic phenomena. It draws on all available source material--textual, epigraphic, and archeological. At the time of his retirement in 1988, Ahlstrom (d.1992) held a joint appointment at the U. of Chicago Divinity School and at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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