The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel by Andrew Tobolowsky

The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel by Andrew Tobolowsky

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The first study to treat the history of claims to an Israelite identity as an ongoing historical phenomenon from biblical times onwards. From an expert on the history of traditions about the twelve tribes of Israel, this volume brings a long-term comparative approach to biblical and nonbiblical “Israelite” histories.

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The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel by Andrew Tobolowsky

The first study to treat the history of claims to an Israelite identity as an ongoing historical phenomenon from biblical times onwards. From an expert on the history of traditions about the twelve tribes of Israel, this volume brings a long-term comparative approach to biblical and nonbiblical Israelite histories.
Andrew Tobolowsky is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary. An acknowledged expert on the tradition and on Israelite history, he is the author of The Sons of Jacob and the Sons of Herakles (2017),and numerous articles on the history of the twelve tribes of Israel tradition and the value of thinking through cross-cultural comparisons.
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ISBN 13 9781009094092
ISBN 10 1009094092
Title The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Author Andrew Tobolowsky
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2023-06-08
Number of pages 298
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