Tribes of Yahweh: A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250-1050 BCE

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tribes of Yahweh: A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250-1050 BCE
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor Emeritus Norman Gottwald
SeriesBiblical Seminar
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:968
Category/GenreHistory of religion
Judaism
ISBN/Barcode 9781841270265
ClassificationsDewey:200.933
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Sheffield Academic Press
Publication Date 1 October 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A twentieth-anniversary reprint of the landmark book that launched the current explosion of social-scientific studies in the biblical field. It sets forth a cultural-material methodology for reconstructing the origins of ancient Israel and offers the hypothesis that Israel emerged as an indigenous social revolutionary peasant movement. In a new preface, written for this edition, Gottwald takes account of the 'sea change' in biblical studies since 1979 as he reviews the impact of his work on church and academy, assesses its merits and limitations, indicates his present thinking on the subject, and points toward future directions in the social-critical study of ancient Israel and the Hebrew Bible.

Author Biography

Norman K. Gottwald is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, New York Theological Seminary, and Adjunct Professor of Old Testament, Pacific School of Religion, San Francisco.