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| Preface | ||
| Translator's Note | ||
| Introduction: Nomadism and its Survival | ||
| Pt. I | Family Institutions | |
| 1 | The Family | 19 |
| 2 | Marriage | 24 |
| 3 | The Position of Women, Widows | 39 |
| 4 | Children | 41 |
| 5 | Succession and Inheritance | 53 |
| 6 | Death and Funeral Rites | 56 |
| Pt. II | Civil Institutions | |
| 1 | Population | 65 |
| 2 | The Free Population: its Divisions | 68 |
| 3 | Slaves | 80 |
| 4 | The Israelite Concept of the State | 91 |
| 5 | The Person of the King | 100 |
| 6 | The Royal Household | 115 |
| 7 | The Principal Officials of the King | 127 |
| 8 | The Administration of the Kingdom | 133 |
| 9 | Finance and Public Works | 139 |
| 10 | Law and Justice | 143 |
| 11 | Economic Life | 164 |
| 12 | Divisions of Time | 178 |
| 13 | Weights and Measures | 195 |
| Pt. III | Military Institutions | |
| 1 | The Armies of Israel | 213 |
| 2 | Fortified Cities and Siege Warfare | 229 |
| 3 | Armaments | 241 |
| 4 | War | 247 |
| 5 | The Holy War | 258 |
| Pt. IV | Religious Institutions | |
| 1 | Semitic Sanctuaries | 274 |
| 2 | The First Israelite Sanctuaries | 289 |
| 3 | The Temple at Jerusalem | 312 |
| 4 | The Centralization of the Cult | 331 |
| 5 | The Priestly Office | 345 |
| 6 | The Levites | 358 |
| 7 | The Priesthood in Jerusalem under the Monarchy | 372 |
| 8 | The Priesthood after the Exile | 387 |
| 9 | Altars | 406 |
| 10 | The Ritual of Sacrifice | 415 |
| 11 | The History of Sacrifice in Israel | 424 |
| 12 | The Origin of Israelite Ritual | 433 |
| 13 | The Religious Significance of Sacrifice | 447 |
| 14 | Secondary Acts of the Cult | 457 |
| 15 | The Liturgical Calendar | 468 |
| 16 | The Sabbath Day | 475 |
| 17 | The Ancient Feasts of Israel | 484 |
| 18 | The Later Feasts | 507 |
| Bibliography | 519 | |
| General Index | 553 | |
| Index of Proper Names | 559 | |
| Index of Semitic Forms | 568 | |
| Index of Biblical References | 571 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Dave Davis
reviewed Ancient Israel on July 27, 2013
Ancient Israel
An excellent book for very exacting scholars of the Old Testament. Vaux is very good about sharing his sources (all primary sources: royal receipts, correspondence, etc.) and also about explaining why would-be pet theories do not fit popular interpretations of certain passages. Its a good look at how the monarchy was established, functioned and eventually disappeared. It is especially good for comparing the later rulers in light of the tradition they came from. I got a little impatient with the intricacies of the different duties of the family leader (as in the Book of Ruth) but I appreciated the explanations on the mohair of married women, as compared to what we traditionally think of as a dowry........
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