Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel P

Using the textual sources from the Bible and and material evidence of archaeology, McNutt traces the changing nature of ancient Israelite society, from the tribal peruiod to the time of Persian domination. She focuses in particular on demographic patterns in economics, politics and religion.

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Focusing on Israelite history from the tribal period through the time of Persian domination, Paula McNutt employs a social-scientific perspective to examine recent reconstructions of the social and cultural contexts that nurtured the literature of the Hebrew Bible. She also offers a helpful overview of the components and dynamics of ancient Israelite society.

Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines--such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary criticism--to illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods resulting in original contributions that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible and interprets these insights for a wide variety of readers.