Land of Canaan in the Late Bronze Age

Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the University of Hull, UK.

Grabbe’s treatment of the LBA [Late Bronze Age] in Canaan, always a provocative topic to address for biblical historians, Egyptologists and archaeologists, provides a worthy contribution to the ongoing discussion of this fascinating, but complex historical period.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsContributorsPart One: Introduction and Background1. Introduction – Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, UK2. The Late Bronze Age: If We Had Only the Bible – Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, UKPart Two: Articles3. Canaan in the Transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age from an Egyptian Perspective – Meindert Dijkstra, University of Utrecht, Netherlands4. Canaan under the Rule of the Egyptian New Kingdom: From the Hyksos to the Sea Peoples – Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, UK5. Poor by Necessity or by Choice? Ancient Israelite Egalitarianism – Philippe Guillaume, University of Bern, Switzerland6. Land Tenure, Ideology, and the Emergence of Ancient Israel: A Conversation with Philippe Guillaume – Raz Kletter, University of Helsinki in Tallinn, Estonia7. The Impact of the Late Bronze III Period on the Origins of Israel – Ernst Axel Knauf, University of Bern, Switzerland8. International Diplomacy in the Amarna Age – Andrew D.H. Mayes, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 9. The Amarna Letters and Palestinian Politics – Neils Peter Lemche, University of Copenhagen, Denmark10. The Archaeology of the Late Bronze Age in Palestine – Eveline van der Steen, University of Liverpool, UKPart Three: Conclusion11. Conclusion – Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, UK