Who were the early Israelites and where did they come from? /
Dever, William G.
Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,
c2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-257) and index.
The current crisis in understanding the origins of early Israel -- The "exodus" : history or myth? -- The conquest of Transjordan -- The conquest of the land west of the Jordan : theories and facts -- Facts on the ground : the excavated evidence for the archaeological rediscovery of the real Israel -- More facts on the ground : recent archaeological surveys -- A summary of the material culture of the Iron I Assemblage -- Previous attempts at a synthesis of textual and artifactual data on early Israel -- Toward another synthesis on the origins and nature of early Israel -- Yet another attempt at synthesis : early Israel as a frontier agrarian reform movement -- Who were the early Israelites? : ethnicity and the archaeological record -- Salvaging the Biblical tradition : history or myth?
Bible.
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