The Dawn Of Agriculture And The Earliest States In Genesis 1 11

Author : Natan Levy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781003804505

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The Dawn of Agriculture and the Earliest States in Genesis 1-11 by Natan Levy Pdf

This book invites a close textual encounter with the first 11 chapters of Genesis as an intimate drama of marginalised peoples wrestling with the rise of the world’s first grain states in the Mesopotamian alluvium. The initial 11 chapters of Genesis are often considered discordant and fragmentary, despite being a story of beginnings within the context of the Bible. Readers discover how these formative chapters cohere as a cross-generational account of peoples grappling with the hegemonic spread of domesticated grain production and the concomitant rise of the pristine states of Mesopotamia. The book reveals how key episodes from the Genesis narrative reflect major societal revolutions of the Neolithic period in Mesopotamia through a three-fold hermeneutical method: literary analysis of the Bible and contemporary cuneiform texts; modern scholarship from archaeological, anthropological, ecological, and historical sources; and relevant exegesis from the Second Temple and rabbinical era. These three strands entwine to recount a generally sequential story of the earliest archaic states as narrated by non-elites at the margins of these emerging state spaces. The Dawn of Agriculture and the Earliest States in Genesis 1–11 provides a fascinating reading of the first 11 chapters of Genesis, appealing to students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible and the Near East, as well as those working on ecological injustice from a religious vantage point.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1650 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Agricultural credit
ISBN : IND:30000146224005

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The Future of U.S. Farm Policy by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture Pdf

Author : Andrei A. Orlov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000465969

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Embodiment of Divine Knowledge in Early Judaism by Andrei A. Orlov Pdf

This book explores the early Jewish understanding of divine knowledge as divine presence, which is embodied in major biblical exemplars, such as Adam, Enoch, Jacob, and Moses. The study treats the concept of divine knowledge as the embodied divine presence in its full historical and interpretive complexity by tracing the theme through a broad variety of ancient Near Eastern and Jewish sources, including Mesopotamian traditions of cultic statues, creational narratives of the Hebrew Bible, and later Jewish mystical testimonies. Orlov demonstrates that some biblical and pseudepigraphical accounts postulate that the theophany expresses the unique, corporeal nature of the deity that cannot be fully grasped or conveyed in some other non-corporeal symbolism, medium, or language. The divine presence requires another presence in order to be transmitted. To be communicated properly and in its full measure, the divine iconic knowledge must be "written" on a new living "body" which can hold the ineffable presence of God through a newly acquired ontology. Embodiment of Divine Knowledge in Early Judaism will provide an invaluable research to students and scholars in a wide range of areas within Jewish, Near Eastern, and Biblical Studies, as well as those studying religious elements of anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and gender studies. Through the study of Jewish mediatorial figures, this book also elucidates the roots of early Christological developments, making it attractive to Christian audiences.

Author : Alan Dickin
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1503150518

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A Scientific Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Alan Dickin Pdf

The first chapters of Genesis continue to be a great enigma to the modern world. However, scientific evidence can place real constraints on what these stories originally meant, both as the inspired word of God and a record of the real experiences of ancient peoples. Geological, archaeological and literary evidence shows that the biblical account is consistent with a setting in the earliest history of Mesopotamian civilization. Starting from a scientific viewpoint, this commentary provides a systematic analysis of the meaning of the first eleven chapters of Genesis in a Mesopotamian context.

Author : Michael Baizerman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781504936125

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Dawn and Sunset by Michael Baizerman Pdf

Dawn and Sunset tells the story of the earliest urban communities on earth that mushroomed in Mesopotamia throughout the fourth and third millennia BCE. The study of Sumerian society teaches a lesson about our own times as the roots of modern civilization have grown from that setting. The writer researches various aspects of the ancient city-state: its religion, administration, bureaucracy, agriculture, arts and crafts, foreign trade, laws, social classes, and warfare-a real gift for those who love the history of mankind and the Ancient Near East. "Dawn and Sunset" is a well researched, nicely written, and organized account of early Mesopotamian history." Clarion Review "Baizerman captures the mechanics of the spectacular rise of a glorious civilization." BlueInk Review "He provides a vivid impression of what life must have been like in this vanished world to which modern life finds many similarities." Kirkus Reviews

Author : Jacques Cauvin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0521651352

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The Birth of the Gods and the Origins of Agriculture by Jacques Cauvin Pdf

A study of social and economic transformations in the Near East during Palaeolithic-Neolithic transition, first published in 2000.

Author : Peter Bellwood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780631205654

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First Farmers by Peter Bellwood Pdf

First Farmers: the Origins of Agricultural Societies offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in all parts of the world. Uses data from archaeology, comparative linguistics, and biological anthropology to cover developments over the past 12,000 years Examines the reasons for the multiple primary origins of agriculture Focuses on agricultural origins in and dispersals out of the Middle East, central Africa, China, New Guinea, Mesoamerica and the northern Andes Covers the origins and dispersals of major language families such as Indo-European, Austronesian, Sino-Tibetan, Niger-Congo and Uto-Aztecan

Author : Alan Dickin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1546440119

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A Scientific Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Alan Dickin Pdf

The stories passed down to us in the first eleven chapters of Genesis continue to be a great enigma to the modern world. However, scientific evidence can place important constraints on what these stories mean as a record of the real experiences of ancient peoples. Geological, archaeological and literary evidence show that the biblical account is consistent with a setting in the earliest history of Mesopotamian civilization. Starting from a scientific viewpoint, this commentary provides a systematic analysis of the meaning of the first eleven chapters of Genesis in a Mesopotamian context.

Author : Alan Dickin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798784212641

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A Scientific Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Alan Dickin Pdf

The first chapters of Genesis continue to be a great enigma to the modern world. However, scientific evidence can place real constraints on what these stories originally meant, both as the inspired word of God and a record of the real experiences of ancient peoples. Geological, archaeological and literary evidence shows that the biblical account is consistent with a setting in the earliest history of Mesopotamian civilization. Starting from a scientific viewpoint, this commentary provides a systematic analysis of the meaning of the first eleven chapters of Genesis in a Mesopotamian context.

Author : David M. Carr
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190062545

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The Formation of Genesis 1-11 by David M. Carr Pdf

There is general agreement in the field of Biblical studies that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is in disarray. David M. Carr turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for the formation of Pentateuchal texts that may have traction within this fractious context. Building on two centuries of historical study of Genesis 1-11, this book provides new support for the older theory that the bulk of Genesis 1-11 was created out of a combination of two originally separate source strata: a Priestly source and an earlier non-Priestly source that was used to supplement the Priestly framework. Though this overall approach contradicts some recent attempts to replace such source models with theories of post-Priestly scribal expansion, Carr does find evidence of multiple layers of scribal revision in the non-P and P sources, from the expansion of an early independent non-Priestly primeval history with a flood narrative and related materials to a limited set of identifiable layers of Priestly material that culminate in the P-like redaction of the whole. This book synthesizes prior scholarship to show how both the P and non-Priestly strata of Genesis also emerged out of a complex interaction by Judean scribes with non-biblical literary traditions, particularly with Mesopotamian textual traditions about primeval origins. The Formation of Genesis 1-11 makes a significant contribution to scholarship on one of the most important texts in the Hebrew Bible and will influence models for the formation of the Hebrew Bible as a whole.

Author : Eric M. Trinka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000544084

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Cultures of Mobility, Migration, and Religion in Ancient Israel and Its World by Eric M. Trinka Pdf

This book examines the relationship between mobility, lived religiosities, and conceptions of divine personhood as they are preserved in textual corpora and material culture from Israel, Judah, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. By integrating evidence of the form and function of religiosities in contexts of mobility and migration, this volume reconstructs mobility-informed aspects of civic and household religiosities in Israel and its world. Readers will find a robust theoretical framework for studying cultures of mobility and religiosities in the ancient past, as well as a fresh understanding of the scope and texture of mobility-informed religious identities that composed broader Yahwistic religious heritage. Cultures of Mobility, Migration, and Religion in Ancient Israel and Its World will be of use to both specialists and informed readers interested in the history of mobilities and migrations in the ancient Near East, as well as those interested in the development of Yahwism in its biblical and extra-biblical forms.

Author : Adam Hart-Davis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780756698584

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History by Adam Hart-Davis Pdf

Homo sapiens have remained the same species, largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast, the cultural, social, and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. At the core of this development is the ability of humans to store and transmit knowledge, so that each new generation stands upon the shoulders of its predecessors. This ability to use what has gone before is what sets humans apart. Telling our story, from prehistory to the present day, DK's History is a thought-provoking journey, revealing the common threads and forces that have shaped human history. Taking a broad-themed approach, acknowledging varied factors at work, from climate, ecology, disease, and geology and their roles in the human story, this visual celebration makes history accessible and relevant, putting events in their wider context and showing how they have shaped the world we live in. Features inventions, discoveries, and ideas that have shaped world history Looks at human achievement through artifacts, painting, sculpture, and architecture Places humankind in context as part of the natural world Includes eyewitness accounts and biographies of key figures at turning points in history Gives factors such as climate and natural disasters their full place in the human story Uncovers the past, from analyzing ice cores to deciphering extinct languages A comprehensive timeline chronicles the key events of the countries of the world.

Author : Zaal Kikvidze
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000326635

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Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Georgia by Zaal Kikvidze Pdf

This multidisciplinary book develops a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge in the Caucasus region in Georgia – a hotspot of natural and cultural diversity. Traditional ecological knowledge connects the knowledge of natural phenomena with the culture of a given human society, and Georgia is an excellent case study for observing this knowledge. The Caucasus region in particular is notable for its natural and ethnocultural diversity and this book weaves together the disciplines of history, environment and ethnography to develop a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge. Tracing the history of Georgia through two main phases, the hunter and gatherer bands and the agrarian phase, the author examines important events such as the breeding of naked hexaploid wheat, the domestication of the grapevine and the development of viticulture. By utilising this historic perspective it allows us to clearly see how traditional ecological knowledge has increased in sophistication during the long prehistory of Georgia, and most importantly how this type of knowledge underpins the social and economic progress of traditional societies, not only in Georgia, but throughout the world. This book will be of great relevance to interdisciplinary-minded scholars and students who have an interest in the relationships between nature and human society, including anthropologists, historians, biologists, ecologists, botanists, sociologists and ethnographers.

Author : Bron Taylor
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 1927 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781441122780

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Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature by Bron Taylor Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, originally published in 2005, is a landmark work in the burgeoning field of religion and nature. It covers a vast and interdisciplinary range of material, from thinkers to religious traditions and beyond, with clarity and style. Widely praised by reviewers and the recipient of two reference work awards since its publication (see www.religionandnature.com/ern), this new, more affordable version is a must-have book for anyone interested in the manifold and fascinating links between religion and nature, in all their many senses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0834139642

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Genesis 1-11 by Anonim Pdf