{"product_id":"9781119139997","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Ancient Israel","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Ancient Israel\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSusan Niditch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ Old Testament \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Ancient Israel \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an innovative overview of ancient Israelite culture and history, richly informed by a variety of approaches and fields. Distinguished scholars provide original contributions that explore the tradition in all its complexity, multiplicity and diversity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA methodologically sophisticated overview of ancient Israelite culture that provides insights into  political and social history, culture, and methodology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores what we can say about the cultures and history of the people of Israel and Judah, but also investigates how we know what we know\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents fresh insights, richly informed by a variety of approaches and fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelves into ‘religion as lived,’ an approach that asks about the everyday lives of ordinary people and the material cultures that they construct and experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach essay is an original contribution to the subject\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Niditch\u003c\/b\u003e is Samuel Green Professor of Religion at Amherst College. Her research and teaching interests include the study of ancient Israelite literature from the interdisciplinary perspectives of the fields of folklore and oral studies; biblical ethics with special attention to war, gender, and the body; the reception history of the Bible; and the material religion of biblical worlds. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Responsive Self: Personal Religion in Biblical Literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 September 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119139997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477082009740,"sku":"9781119139997","price":62.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119139997_68a1d8f6-2f0b-4a4a-bea9-60689a88f967.jpg?v=1780238790","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119139997","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}