Israel's history and the history of Israel - Liverani, Mario (London ; Routledge, 2014)
Palestine in the late Bronze Age (fourteenth-thirteenth centuries) -- The transition (twelfth century) -- The new society (c. 1150-1050) -- The formative process (c. 1050-930) -- The kingdom of Israel (c. 930-740) -- The kingdom of Judah (c. 930-720) -- The impact of the Assyrian Empire (c. 740-640) -- Pause between two empires (c. 640-610) -- The impact of the Babylonian Empire (c. 610-585) -- The Axial Age -- The diaspora -- The waste land -- An invented history -- Returnees and "remainees" : the invention of the patriarchs -- Returnees and aliens : the invention of the conquest -- A nation without a king : the invention of the judges -- The royal option : the invention of the united monarchy -- The priestly option : the invention of the Solomonic temple -- Self-identification : the invention of the law -- Local history and universal values.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-406) and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- History of Biblical events; Bible. -- Historiography; Jews -- History -- To 586 B.C.; Jews -- History -- To 586 B.C. -- Historiography