Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times / Edition 1

by Donald B. Redford

Overview

Covering the time span from the Paleolithic period to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., the eminent Egyptologist Donald Redford explores three thousand years of uninterrupted contact between Egypt and Western Asia across the Sinai land-bridge. In the vivid and lucid style that we expect from the author of the popular Akhenaten, Redford presents a sweeping narrative of the love-hate relationship between the peoples of ancient Israel/Palestine and Egypt.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691000862
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	10/10/1993
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	224,888
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Donald B. Redford, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Toronto, has published extensively on archaeology and Egyptology.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Pt. 1	Egypt and the Levart from Prehistoric Times to the Hyksos
Ch. 1	Village, Camps, and the Rise of a Colossus	3
Ch. 2	Upper and Lower Egypt and the Walled Towns of Asia	29
Ch. 3	"Lo, the Vile Asiatic!"	56
Ch. 4	"Trampling the Foreign Lands": Egypt and Asia during the Middle Kingdom	71
Ch. 5	The Hyksos in Egypt	98
Pt. 2	The Egyptian Empire in Asia
Ch. 6	"Extending the Frontiers of Egypt"	125
Ch. 7	The Empire of the New Kingdom	192
Ch. 8	Asia in Egypt: Mosaic, Not Melting Pot	214
Pt. 3	The Great Migrations
Ch. 9	The Coming of the Sea Peoples	241
Ch. 10	"These are the Bene-Yisrael. . .,"	257
Pt. 4	Egypt and the Hebrew Kingdoms
Ch. 11	Horses and Pharaoh's Daughter: Egypt and the United Monarchy	283
Ch. 12	Egypt and Israel in the World of Assyria	312
Ch. 13	Specter or Reality? The Question of Egyptian Influence on Israel of the Monarchy	365
Ch. 14	Four Great Origin Traditions	395
Ch. 15	Egypt and the Fall of Judah	430
Epilogue	470
Index	473

Editorial Reviews

"Attractively presents for the lay reader a wealth of research on the peoples and localities of ancient Palestine."

Journal of Palestine Studies

In the best Egyptological tradition. . . . This is a work written by a master in Near Eastern studies.

Digest of Middle East Studies - Jean-Pierre V.M. Herubel

In the best Egyptological tradition. . . . This is a work written by a master in Near Eastern studies.
— Jean-Pierre V.M. Herubel

Digest of Middle East Studies

In his ability to understand the fragmentary data of ancient history, and in constructive use of imagination, Redford has few equals in the field. . . . One of the finest histories of the ancient Near East.

The Times Literary Supplement

Redford ( Akhenaten , LJ 11/1/84) presents a study of the political, cultural, and religious relationships among the peoples of Egypt, Assyria, and the Levant during the 3000 years from the Paleolithic period to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. What distinguishes this study is the per spective of an Egyptologist who ap proaches the subject of ancient Egypt and Israel without the usual preconceptions and emphases found in the studies emanating from biblical studies scholars. Further, Redford highlights the dissimilarities and long-lasting distinctions between the disparate cultures which bordered the Sinaitic frontier, rather than stressing Egyptian origins of segments of Israelite cul ture frequently advanced by other Egyptologists. Highly recommended for research collections and for students and scholars of Near Eastern history and ar chaeology, ancient Egypt, and biblical studies.-- Paula I. Nielson, Loyola Mary mount Univ. Lib., Los Angeles

Library Journal

Winner of the 1993 Best Scholarly Book in Archaeology Award, Biblical Archaeological Society

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