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The natural history of the Bible : an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures
- Title
- The natural history of the Bible : an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures / Daniel Hillel.
- Author
- Hillel, Daniel.
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *PDB 06-269 | Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111 |
Details
- Description
- xii, 354 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- PROLOGUE: a personal testament -- Environment and culture: a premise and its implications -- Ecological context: a region of disparate domains -- First riverine domain: influence of Mesopotamia -- Pastoral domain: legacy of the Bedouin Patriarchs -- Second riverine domain: sojourn and slavery in Egypt -- Desert domain: wanderings in Sinai and the Negev -- Rainfed domain: settlement in the hill district of Canaan -- Maritime domain: interactions with Philistines and Phoenicians -- Urban domain: convergence of king and cult in Jerusalem -- Exile domain: expulsion, survival, revival, and return -- Overarching unity: culmination of ethical monotheism -- EPILOGUE: the lasting relevance of early ecological influences.
- Call Number
- *PDB 06-269
- ISBN
- 0231133626
- LCCN
- 2005050740
- OCLC
- 60742164
- Author
- Hillel, Daniel.
- Title
- The natural history of the Bible : an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures / Daniel Hillel.
- Imprint
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- *PDB 06-269