A History of Ancient Israel and Judah

James Maxwell Miller

Westminster John Knox Press, 1986 - History - 523 pages

Discusses the history of Israel during Old Testament times and examines economic and political factors.

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Contents

• List of Charts Illustrations Maps and Texts: 19
• Maps: 20
• The Setting: 25
• Chronological Outline of Middle Eastern History: 26
• Jerusalem at the Time of Hezekiah 355: 28
• Ancient NamesModern Names: 29
• Texts: 30
• The Fertile Crescent with Egypt: 32
• The Mediterranean World: 35
• The Eastern Mediterranean Seaboard: 37
• Palestine During Ancient Times: 41
• Main Roads and Cities of Ancient Palestine: 42
• The Question of Origins: 54
• Dome of the Rock and Haram elKhalil Mosque: 56
• Amarna Letter from AbduHeba of Jerusalem: 66
• Merneptah Stela: 69
• Cities Conquered by the Israelites According to the Biblical Account: 73
• Before Any King Ruled in Israel: 80
• Raameses IIIs War Against the Sea Peoples: 82
• Raameses III: 84
• Outline of the Judges: 88
• Domain of the EphraimIsrael Tribes: 95
• The GalileeJezreel Tribes: 99
• The Danite Migration According to Judges 1718: 101
• The Tribal Territory of Judah and Greater Judah: 104
• Baal: 110
• The Genealogy of the Levites According to the Compilers of GenesisII Kings: 114
• Important Cultic Centers in the Early Tribal Period: 117
• The Early Israelite Monarchy: 120
• Villages of Benjamin: 131
• Sauls Major Battles and the Approximate Extent of His Kingdom: 140
• Mt Gilboa: 145
• David King of Jerusalem: 149
• Basic Compositional Units of I Samuel 161 Kings 2: 153
• Davids Moves from Sauls Court to the Conquest of Jerusalem: 163
• The Approximate Extent of Davids Kingdom and Configuration of the Levitical Cities: 181
• Ammonite Head: 184
• High Officials Under David: 186
• The Reign of Solomon: 189
• Ivory Cherub: 204
• 16: 205
• 719: 206
• Solomons Jerusalem: 209
• The Approximate Extent of Solomons Kingdom: 215
• Separate Kingdoms: 218
• Overview of the Kings and History of Israel and Judah: 220
• Lachish Ostracon: 225
• From Solomons Death to the Assassination of Elah: 238
• Rehoboams Cities of Defense: 239
• Bull Statuette: 243
• Israel and Judah at the Time of Asa and Baasha: 248
• The Omride Era: 250
• TheOmride Era: 251
• Prophetical Narratives Associated with the Omride Era: 254
• Excerpts from the Monolith Inscription: 258
• Shalmaneser IIIs Western Campaigns: 260
• Monolith Inscription: 261
• Omride International Affairs: 268
• Mesha Inscription: 276
• The Mesha Inscription: 283
• Excerpts from the Black Obelisk: 286
• The Century of the Jehu Dynasty: 289
• Adadnirari IIIs Western Campaigns: 292
• Shema the Servant of Jeroboam: 295
• The Century of the Jehu Dynasty: 296
• The Rimah Stela of Adadnirari III: 299
• The Zakir Inscription: 303
• Epitaph of Uzziah: 310
• The Period of Assyrian Domination: 318
• Correspondence of an Assyrian Official: 321
• Tiglathpileser IIIs Western Campaigns: 331
• Approximate Administrative Boundaries Under Assyrian Domination by the End of Tiglathpileser IIIs Reign: 333
• Sargons Descriptions of the Capture and Resettlement of Samaria: 338
• Royal Judean Stamp: 356
• Sennacheribs 701 Campaign to the West: 360
• Excerpts from Esarhaddons Vassal Treaty: 373
• Esarhaddons Vassal Treaty: 375
• The Last Years of the Davidic Kingdom: 377
• Selections from the Babylonian Chronicles: 380
• King Adens Appeal to Pharaoh: 386
• The Mesad Hashavyahu Letter: 390
• The Last Days of the Davidic Kingdom: 392
• Parallels Between Esarhaddons Vassal Treaty and Deuteronomy: 395
• Judean Temple at Arad: 400
• The Period of Babylonian Domination: 416
• Lachish and Arad Letters: 418
• Seal of Gedaliah: 422
• The Era of the Persian Empire: 437
• An Inscription of Cyrus: 442
• The Persian Empire: 452
• Correspondence on Rebuilding the Elephantine Temple: 466
• Bibliography: 477
• Name Index: 493
• View of Amman 31: 502
• Scripture Index: 510

About the author

Hayes is Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A History of Ancient Israel and Judah; The Old Testament Library
• Author: James Maxwell Miller
• Photographs by: John Haralson Hayes
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 1986
• ISBN: 066421262X, 9780664212629
• Length: 523 pages
• Subjects: History / Middle East / Israel & Palestine; Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture