The World Around the Old Testament: The People and Places of the Ancient Near East
Leading scholars introduce the peoples and cultures surrounding ancient Israel across Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt, Arabia, and Greece. Organized by geographic region and enriched with roughly eighty-five illustrations, this comprehensive academic textbook illuminates how neighbors like the Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Amorites deepen our historical understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures.