{"product_id":"the-posen-library-of-jewish-jeffrey-h-tigay-9780300135503","title":"The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 1: Ancient Israel, from Its Beginnings Through 332 Bce","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Posen Library's groundbreaking anthology series--called \"a feast of Jewish culture, in ten volumes\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e--offers with Volume 1 an exploration of the culture of ancient Israel, including its literature, legal documents, and visual arts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Readers seeking primary texts, documents, images, and artifacts constituting Jewish culture and civilization will not be disappointed. More important, they might even be inspired. . . . This set will serve to improve teaching and research in Jewish studies at institutions of higher learning and, at the same time, promote, maintain, and improve understanding of the Jewish population and Judaism in general.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 1, covers the earliest period of Jewish civilization, from the second millennium BCE through 332 BCE. Organized by genre, this book presents a collection of some of the earliest products of Jewish culture, including extensive selections from the Tanakh and the Hebrew Bible; extrabiblical inscriptions and documents by and about Israelites and Jews, found by archaeologists in the lands of Israel, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; and images representing the visual culture of ancient Israel. Combining genres that have never been presented together in a single publication, Volume 1 illustrates ancient Israel's cultural innovations and commonalities with neighboring societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey H. Tigay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300135505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300135503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022","brand":"Jeffrey H. Tigay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990906634495,"sku":"9780300135503","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dee9212-1c1f-41cb-b456-0c675263a621.jpg?v=1683307354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-posen-library-of-jewish-jeffrey-h-tigay-9780300135503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}