{"product_id":"the-oxford-history-of-the-biblical-world","title":"The Oxford History of the Biblical World","description":"Here, in one impressively illustrated volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts--the Bible.\u003cbr\u003e For more than a century, archeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches, contemporary scholars have begun to synthesize this material with the biblical traditions. \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford History of the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblical World\u003c\/em\u003e incorporates the best of this scholarship, and in chronologically ordered chapters presents the reader with a readable and integrated study of the history, art, architecture, languages, literatures, and religion of biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity in their larger\u003cbr\u003ecultural contexts. The authors also examine such issues as the roles of women, the tensions between urban and rural settings, royal and kinship social structures, and official and popular religions of the region. Readers will find that 200 photographs, line drawings, and maps as well as an insert\u003cbr\u003econtaining 25 color photographs vividly illustrate the history discussed.\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding the biblical world is a vital part of understanding the Bible. Broad, authoritative, and visually engaging, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford History of the Biblical World\u003c\/em\u003e will illuminate for any reader the ancient world from which the Bible emerged.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Landmark Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40676011278509,"sku":"9780195087079","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1385\/8477\/products\/img_3f6a234b-1726-4424-95b8-034f14838866.jpg?v=1631185785","url":"https:\/\/landmark-booksellers.myshopify.com\/products\/the-oxford-history-of-the-biblical-world","provider":"Landmark Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}