Peoples of the Old Testament World

by Alfred J. Hoerth, Gerald L. Mattingly, Edwin M. Yamauchi, Alan R. Millard

Overview

The ancient Israelites lived among many nations, and knowing about the people and culture of these nations can enhance understanding of the Old Testament. Peoples of the Old Testament World provides up-to-date descriptions of the people groups who interacted with and influenced ancient Israel.
Detailed accounts by specialists cover each group's origin, history, rulers, architecture, art, religion, and contacts with biblical Israel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801021961
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	731,520
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.82(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Alfred J. Hoerth recently retired as the director of archaeology at Wheaton College, where he taught for almost thirty years.

Gerald L. Mattingly is professor of Bible at Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Edwin M. Yamauchi is professor of history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Mesopotamia
Sumerians / Walter R. Bodine
Babylonians / Bill T. Arnold
Assyrians / William C. Gwaltney Jr.
Persians / Edwin M. Yamauchi
Part 2: Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, and Egypt
Hittites / Harry A. Hoffner Jr.
Canaanites and Amorites / Keith N. Schoville
Phoenicians / William A. Ward
Arameans / Wayne T. Pitard
Philistines / David M. Howard Jr.
Egyptians / James K. Hoffmeier
Part 3: Transjordan
Ammonites / Randall W. Younker
Moabites / Gerald L. Mattingly
Edomites / Kenneth G. Hoglund