Peoples of the Old Testament World

Brief Description: Detailed historical and archaeological essays give insight into the many people groups who interacted with and influenced ancient Israel. Marc Notes: Pbk. repr. of 1994 cloth ed. series about frontier SeattleBiographical Note: Alfred J. Hoerth recently retired as the director of archaeology at Wheaton College, where he taught for almost thirty years. Gerald L. Mattingly is professor of Bible at Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tennessee. Edwin M. Yamauchi is professor of history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Table of Contents: Part 1: Mesopotamia Sumerians / Walter R. Bodine Babylonians / Bill T. Arnold Assyrians / William C. Gwaltney Jr. Persians / Edwin M. YamauchiPart 2: Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, and Egypt Hittites / Harry A. Hoffner Jr. Canaanites and Amorites / Keith N. Schoville Phoenicians / William A. Ward Arameans / Wayne T. Pitard Philistines / David M. Howard Jr. Egyptians / James K. HoffmeierPart 3: Transjordan Ammonites / Randall W. Younker Moabites / Gerald L. Mattingly Edomites / Kenneth G. HoglundPublisher Marketing: The ancient Israelites lived among many nations, and knowing about the people and culture of these nations can enhance understanding of the Old Testament. Peoples of the Old Testament World provides up-to-date descriptions of the people groups who interacted with and influenced ancient Israel. Detailed accounts by specialists cover each group's origin, history, rulers, architecture, art, religion, and contacts with biblical Israel.

Contributor Bio:  Hoerth, Alfred J Alfred J. Hoerth taught archaeology at Wheaton College for almost thirty years, and has participated in numerous archaeological digs. He served as a coeditor for Peoples of the Old Testament World. Contributor Bio:  Yamauchi, Edwin M Edwin M. Yamauchi (Ph. D., Brandeis University) is professor of history emeritus at Miami University, Ohio. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including "Africa and hte Bible, Persia and the Bible, Greece and Babylon, The Archaeology of New Testament Cities in Asia Minor, Harper's World of the New Testament, " and "Africa and Africans in Antiquity". A co-edited work, "Peoples of the Old Testament World, " won a Biblical Archaeological Society Award. Contributor Bio:  Mattingly, Gerald L Alfred J. Hoerth recently retired as the director of archaeology at Wheaton College, where he taught for almost thirty years. Gerald L. Mattingly is professor of Bible at Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tennessee. Edwin M. Yamauchi is professor of history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.