{"product_id":"jerusalem-the-center-of-the-israel-finkelstein-9781628376012","title":"Jerusalem the Center of the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eJerusalem is the center of the universe, the hub of the three great monotheistic religions, yet how did a city located on the desert fringe, in the semi-arid southern highlands of Israel with little tillable land achieve such dominance? To provide answers to this enduring riddle, Israel Finkelstein has collected twenty-four of his best articles and essays covering the Middle Bronze Age to the late Hellenistic period. With critical and well-informed care, he analyzes archaeological evidence that often stands in tension with the biblical text. Topics of particular interest include the archaeology of the tenth century BCE; Saul, David, and Solomon in the Bible and archaeology; the first expansion of the city in the ninth century; its full growth in the late eighth to seventh centuries; Jerusalem and Judah under the Assyrian Empire; the days of King Josiah; and transormations in the Persian-Hellenistic era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Israel Finkelstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628376015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628376012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SBL Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.44d","brand":"Israel Finkelstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46025042460927,"sku":"9781628376012","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2504a67-92a2-4273-8963-ae5eab3b6a51.jpg?v=1723129839","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jerusalem-the-center-of-the-israel-finkelstein-9781628376012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}