Biblical Israel :The story of a people -- By the rivers of Babylon: Exile -- Ancestor narratives in Genesis -- Moses :The Torah's central hero -- Becoming the nation of Israel -- Kinship and economics in Highland Villages -- Three weddings and a funeral -- Political power vases in early Israel -- Kingdoms and King making -- Politics and economy of a centralized cult -- Worshipping locally -- Lives of the rich, lives of the poor -- -- Assyrian incursion into Israel and Judah -- Life under siege -- Religious debates and preserved text -- Ezekiel: Exilic informant -- Life in exile, life in Judah -- Literacy and education -- Religious developments of the Exile -- The new Israel :Resettling the land -- Food and the family meal: Boundaries -- National identity: Intermarriage -- National identity :Twins and enemies -- Loss and restoration: Two biblical stories.
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