Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
This article examines the economic worlds that correspond to the timeline of the historical books of the Hebrew Bible from the conquest to the return from exile. During this period, Israel and Judah transformed from small subsistence-based tribal economies to more centralized organization, at least partially due to external military threats. Both the northern kingdom and eventually the southern kingdom fell to the Assyrian and Babylonian empires respectively, and the forced migrations instigated socially dis-embedded economies in the exile and repatriation. Even though these ancient economic modalities are largely assumed and unstated, critical analysis of the historical books requires a thoughtful understanding of the economic world behind these texts.
Recommended Citation
Nam, Roger, "Israelite and Judean Society and Economy" (2020). Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary. 164.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfes/164
Comments
Originally published in the Oxford Handbook on the Historical Books of the Hebrew Bible. Edited by Brad Kelle and Brent Strawn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.