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Title: The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Condition: New
Subtitle: New Identities Across Time and Space
Author: Andrew Tobolowsky
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
EAN: 9781009094092
ISBN: 9781009094092
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Release Date: 08/06/2023
Description: The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel is the first study to treat the history of claims to an Israelite identity as an ongoing historical phenomenon from biblical times to the present. By treating the Hebrew Bible's accounts of Israel as one of many efforts to construct an Israelite history, rather than source material for later legends, Andrew Tobolowsky brings a long-term comparative approach to biblical and nonbiblical “Israelite” histories. In the process, he sheds new light on how the structure of the twelve tribes tradition enables the creation of so many different visions of Israel, and generates new questions: How can we explain the enduring power of the myth of the twelve tribes of Israel? How does “becoming Israel” work, why has it proven so popular, and how did it change over time? Finally, what can the changing shape of Israel itself reveal about those who claimed it?
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Width: 17mm
Item Weight: 489g
Release Year: 2023

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