Ancient Israel
Considered by many to be a modern classic, Ancient Israel offers a fascinating, full-scale reconstruction of the social and religious life of Israel in Old Testament times.Drawing principally on the text of the Old Testament itself, as well as from archaeological evidence and information gathered from the historical study of Israel's neighbors, de Vaux first provides an extensive introduction to the nomadic nature of life in ancient Israel and then traces in detail the developments of...
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Ancient Israel by Roland de Vaux, now considered by many to be a modern classic, offers a fascinating, full-scale reconstruction of the social and religious life of Israel in Old Testament times. Drawing principally from the text of the Old Testament itself, as well as from archaeological evidence and information gathered from the historical study of Israel's neighbors, de Vaux first provides an extensive introduction to the nomadic nature of life in ancient Israel and then traces in detail the development of Israel's most important institutionsfamily, civil, military, and religious - and their influence on the nation's life and history. Society for Old Book List Testament Study The timely reprint of the English translation of de Vaux's monumental work...makes this available again for all students of the OT at all levels.... This collection of data is still relevant, reliable and a good starting point for these sociological studies.
PrefaceTranslator's NoteIntroduction: Nomadism and its SurvivalPt. IFamily Institutions1The Family192Marriage243The Position of Women, Widows394Children415Succession and Inheritance536Death and Funeral Rites56Pt. IICivil Institutions1Population652The Free Population: its Divisions683Slaves804The Israelite Concept of the State915The Person of the King1006The Royal Household1157The Principal Officials of the King1278The Administration of the Kingdom1339Finance and Public Works13910Law and Justice14311Economic Life16412Divisions of Time17813Weights and Measures195Pt. IIIMilitary Institutions1The Armies of Israel2132Fortified Cities and Siege Warfare2293Armaments2414War2475The Holy War258Pt. IVReligious Institutions1Semitic Sanctuaries2742The First Israelite Sanctuaries2893The Temple at Jerusalem3124The Centralization of the Cult3315The Priestly Office3456The Levites3587The Priesthood in Jerusalem under the Monarchy3728The Priesthood after the Exile3879Altars40610The Ritual of Sacrifice41511The History of Sacrifice in Israel42412The Origin of Israelite Ritual43313The Religious Significance of Sacrifice44714Secondary Acts of the Cult45715The Liturgical Calendar46816The Sabbath Day47517The Ancient Feasts of Israel48418The Later Feasts507Bibliography519General Index553Index of Proper Names559Index of Semitic Forms568Index of Biblical References571
\ Society for Old Book List Testament StudyThe timely reprint of the English translation of de Vaux's monumental work...makes this available again for all students of the OT at all levels.... This collection of data is still relevant, reliable and a good starting point for these sociological studies.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsBiblical historian and archaeologist Vaux (1903-71) reconstructs the social and religious life of Israel during Old Testament times. Drawing principally from the Old Testament itself but also from archaeology and historical studies of surrounding regions, he describes the nomadic nature of life and traces the development of family, civil, military, and religious institutions. Originally published as
