An up-to-date analysis of the history of the ancient Near East and the Arameans K. Lawson Younger Jr. presents a political history of the Arameans from their earliest origins to the demise of their independent entities. The book investigates their tribal structures, the development of their polities, and their interactions with other groups in the ancient Near East. Younger utilizes all of the available sources to develop a comprehensive picture of this complex, yet highly important, people whose influence and presence spanned the Fertile Cresent. Features: 
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<li>The best, recent understanding of tribal political structures, aspects of mobile pastoralism, and models of migration</li> <li>A regional rather than a monolithic approach to the rise of Aramean polities</li> <li>Thorough integration of the complex relationships and interactions of the Arameans with the Luwians, the Assyrians, the Israelites, and others</li> </ul>

A Political History of the Arameans: From Their Origins to the End of Their Polities (Archaeology and Biblical Studies)

History

K. Lawson Younger Jr.

Ancient Civilizations

SBL Press

The study of Syro-Mesopotamian civilization has greatly advanced since the 1970s. In particular the renewed interest in Eastern (or "Mesopotamian") Syria has radically altered our understanding of not only the ancient Near East, but of the Bible as well. With Syria east of the Euphrates becoming one of the most active areas of archaeological investigation in the entire Near East, the need for a synthesis of this research and its integration with the Hebrew Bible has greatly increased. This volume charts the state of our knowledge, following a general chronological flow, and is aimed not only at ancient Near Eastern scholars but to biblical scholars interested in the historical and religious backgrounds to the Israelite and Judahite kingdoms.

Mesopotamia and the Bible: Comparative explorations (Journal for the study of the Old Testament)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Sheffield Academic+press

Context of Scripture

William W. Hallo

Judaism

Brill Academic Pub

"The Context of Scripture" illuminatingly presents the multi-faceted world of ancient writing that forms the colorful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. Designed as a thorough and durable reference work for all engaged in the study of the Bible and the ancient Near East, and involving 63 of the world's outstanding scholars in the field, it provides reliable access to a broad, balanced and representative collection of Ancient Near Eastern texts that have some bearing on the interpretation of the Bible. Translations of recently discovered texts are included, alongside new translations of better-known texts and in some cases the best existing translations of such texts. The substantial three-volume work, with its specially designed page layout and large format, features full cross-referencing to comparable Bible passages, and new, up-to-date bibliographical annotations with judicious commentary. Its many distinct advantages over other collections will ensure the place of "The Context of Scripture" as a standard reference work for the 21st century.

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