Tonight I am learning about the land of Canaan. Or: listening to a lecture series on The World of Biblical Israel, to try to put the vague things I was taught by church and school and Tony Robinson running around on TV yelling about the Philistines into actual historical context.
Managed to find one where the reviews say it's reasonably balanced, although who the fuck knows. I just want something better than vague British school system indoctrination.
@Rhube
Ah--well, I can't claim to be someone who knows which authors are accuratly authoritative or not, but I can make some navigation suggestions. You're not the first to embark on that quest and I'll wager you won't be the last.
It's wise to consider the publishing dates on your reading material, and include materials prior to 1940 because there were no Israeli content curators back then...so...navigation such perilous waters requires triangulation, not only in terms of authors but in terms of when things were written.
Good luck--you're gonna need a lot of it. 😎
