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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Hillel, Daniel.
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Human ecology in the Bible.
Human ecology -- Biblical teaching.
Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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The natural history ...
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The natural history of the Bible : an environmental exploration of the Hebrew scriptures / Daniel Hillel.
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Hillel, Daniel.
New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.
Subjects
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Human ecology in the Bible.
Human ecology -- Biblical teaching.
Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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0231133626 :
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xii, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:
PROLOGUE: a personal testament -- Environment and culture: a premise and its implications -- Ecological context: a region of disparate domains -- First riverine domain: influence of Mesopotamia -- Pastoral domain: legacy of the Bedouin Patriarchs -- Second riverine domain: sojourn and slavery in Egypt -- Desert domain: wanderings in Sinai and the Negev -- Rainfed domain: settlement in the hill district of Canaan -- Maritime domain: interactions with Philistines and Phoenicians -- Urban domain: convergence of king and cult in Jerusalem -- Exile domain: expulsion, survival, revival, and return -- Overarching unity: culmination of ethical monotheism -- EPILOGUE: the lasting relevance of early ecological influences.
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