Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East
USA Today bestseller! Do recent changes in the Middle East signal peace? One Arab country after another is signing historic,
T&T Clark Handbook of Food in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel
Janling Fu (Anthology Editor), Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (Anthology Editor), Carol Meyers (Anthology Editor)
Description
Food and feasting are key themes in the Hebrew Bible and the culture it represents. The contributors to this handbook
draw on a multitude of disciplines to offer an overview of food in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel. Archaeological
materials from biblical lands, along with the recent interest in ethnographic data, a new focus in anthropology, and emerging technologies provide valuable information about ancient foodways.
The contributors examine not only the textual materials of the Hebrew Bible and related epigraphic works, but also engage in a wider archaeological, environmental, and historical understanding of ancient Israel as it pertains to food.
Divided into five parts, this handbook examines and considers environmental and socio-economic issues such as climate and trade, the production of raw materials, and the technology of harvesting and food processing. The cultural role of food and meals in festivals, holidays, and biblical regulations is also discussed, as is the way food and drink are treated in biblical texts, in related epigraphic materials, and in iconography.
Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict: What the Headlines Haven’t Told You
Michael Rydelnik, professor of Jewish studies at Moody Bible Institute, goes beyond the media images for an in depth, biblically grounded look at the “crisis that never ends”–the conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs. Dr. Rydelnik explores such questions as:
Will the violence ever stop?
Who really has a right to the land?
How did it all start…and where will it all end?
This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter that looks at the events that brought the end to the Terror War in 2004, discusses the change of leadership in the Israeli government, and examines the conflict within the Palestinian government following the surprise election victory of the terrorist group Hamas.