
The Promise of the Land
The Inheritance of the Land of Canaan by the Israelites
Moshe Weinfeld(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 16. November 1993
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-520-07510-8 (ISBN)
Description
The settlement of the Land of Canaan by the Israelite tribes is a central theme in the Bible which is immensely relevant to the Middle East today. Moshe Weinfeld synthesizes the biblical material on this theme, approaching his subject from three viewpoints: historical, using the Bible as a source; literary-comparatist, comparing Patriarchal stories of settlement with Greek and Roman foundation myths; and exegetical, explaining that in Judaism land is a gift from God. He emphasizs the ethical weight of God's Promise of the Land and how failure to achieve it was seen as a reflection of sin and lack of faith, thus illustrating the importance of biblical tradition to one of the most troubled issues of modern history.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-07510-8 (9780520075108)
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Person
Moshe Weinfeld is Professor of Biblical Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.