This volume of essays presents a compelling and comprehensive analysis of the intriguing issue of the gift of the land of Israel and the fate of the Canaanites as presented in diverse biblical sources. Jewish thought has long grappled with the moral and theological implications and challenges of this issue. Innovative interpretive strategies and philosophical reflections were offered, modified, and sometimes rejected over the centuries. Leading contemporary scholars follow these threads of interpretation offered by Jewish thinkers from antiquity to modern times.

About the Author
Katell Berthelot is Associate Professor at The National Center for Scientific Research, Aix-Marseille University. Joseph David is Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sapir Academic College, Associate Faculty Member of Oriental Studies, The University of Oxford, and Research Fellow at the Minerva Humanities Center, TAU, and The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. Marc Hirshman is Mandel Professor of Jewish Education at The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Director of the Institute for Research on the Land of Israel, Yad Izhak Ben Zvi.

Reviews
A comprehensive and deeply probing collection of essays by leading international scholars on the war against the Canaanites and its interpretations and influence on Jewish Thought and Western civilization. Excellent and Courageous Book. * Steven Kepnes, Finard Chair in Jewish Studies, Colgate University *



Book Information
ISBN 9780199959822
Author Katell Berthelot
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 612g
Dimensions(mm) 155mm * 231mm * 33mm