Every Living Thing: Daily Use of Animals in Ancient Israel

by Oded Borowski

Overview

The agricultural world of Old Testament Israel swarmed with animals—birds, insects, fish, pack animals, pets, animals for hunting, and domesticated herds of sheep, goats, and cattle. Using information from the Bible, Ancient Near Eastern documents, anthropology, and archaeology, Borowski synthesizes what we know about the use of animals in biblical times for food, clothing, transportation, and even cultic practices. This comprehensive catalog is a convenient desk resource for any reader_whether biblical scholar, archaeology student, or layperson. Essays on pastoral systems, cult, and agricultural economics, makes this also an important tool for researchers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761989189
Publisher:	AltaMira Press
Publication date:	04/19/1999
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.24(h) x 0.92(d)

About the Author

Emory University

Table of Contents

chapter 1 Preface chapter 2 Introduction chapter 3 The Story of Animals chapter 4 Ruminants chapter 5 Draft and Pack Animals chapter 6 Other Domestic Animals chapter 7 The Birds and the Bees chapter 8 Water Fauna chapter 9 Wild Animals chapter 10 Animals in the Cult of Ancient Israel chapter 11 The Place of Animals in the Daily Economy chapter 12 References chapter 13 Author Index chapter 14 Subject Index chapter 15 Index of Biblical Quotations chapter 16 Index of Semitic Terms chapter 17 Index of Archaeological Sites

Editorial Reviews

A well-written account of the role of animals in ancient Israel provides enough examples of the compexity of human/animal relationships to make it of general interest to all zooarchaeologists.

Society For Archaeological Sciences Bulletin

A well-written account of the role of animals in ancient Israel provides enough examples of the compexity of human/animal relationships to make it of general interest to all zooarchaeologists.--Society For Archaeological Sciences Bulletin

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