Israel’s Origins
Jin Yang Kim at Old Testament Story has a good summary of the major views on the Formation of Ancient Israel. I would recommend it as a good review for students.
Claude Mariottini has also posted on the origins of Israel by commenting on Shlomo Zand’s work When and how was the Jewish People Invented? in a post called The Inventing of a Nation: When and How Was the Jewish People Invented.
Dear David Hymes,
Thank you for mentioning my essay.
As Dr. Jim West pointed out, I left out some important contributions to the issue of formation of ancient Israel, but I’m currently working on more additional survey on the field.
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