The Philistines and other "sea peoples" in text and archaeology / edited by Ann E. Killebrew and Gunnar Lehmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Killebrew, Ann E., editor.

Lehmann, Gunnar, editor.

Society of Biblical Literature.

Series:

Archaeology and biblical studies ; no. 15.

Archaeology and biblical studies ; no. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament.

Philistines--Antiquities.

Philistines.

Sea Peoples--Mediterranean Region--History.

Sea Peoples.

Iron age--Mediterranean Region.

Iron age.

Social archaeology--Mediterranean Region--History.

Social archaeology.

Bible. Old Testament--History of Biblical events.

Bible.

History of Biblical events.

History.

Antiquities.

Mediterranean Region--Antiquities.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

xix, 751 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2013]

Summary:

The search for the biblical Philistines, one of ancient Israel's most storied enemies, has long intrigued both scholars and the public. Archaeological and textual evidence examined in its broader eastern Mediterranean context reveals that the Philistines, well-known from biblical and extrabiblical texts, together with other related groups of "Sea Peoples," played a transformative role in the development of new ethnic groups and polities that emerged from the ruins of the Late Bronze Age empires. The essays in this book, representing, recent research in the fields of archaeology, Bible, and history, reassess the origins, identity, material culture, and impact of the Philistines and other Sea Peoples on the Iron Age cultures and peoples of the eastern Mediterranean. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The World of the Philistines and Other "Sea Peoples" / Ann E. Killebrew Killebrew, Ann E., Gunnar Lehmann Lehmann, Gunnar 1

The Philistines in Text and Archaeology

2 The Philistines in the Bible: A Short Rejoinder to a New Perspective / Itamar Singer Singer, Itamar 19

3 Mycenaean IIIC: 1 Pottery in Philistia: Four Decades of Research / Trude Dothan Dothan, Trude, David Ben-Shlomo Ben-Shlomo, David 29

4 Philistines and Egyptians in Southern Coastal Canaan during the Early Iron Age / Tristan J. Barako Barako, Tristan J. 37

5 The Mycenaean IIIC Pottery at Tel Miqne-Ekron / Penelope A. Mountjoy Mountjoy, Penelope A. 53

6 Early Philistine Pottery Technology at Tel Miqne-Ekron: Implications for the Late Bronze-Early Iron Age Transition in the Eastern Mediterranean / Ann E. Killebrew Killebrew, Ann E. 77

7 Philistine Lion-Headed Cups: Aegean or Anatolian? / Linda Meiberg Meiberg, Linda 131

8 A Few Tomb Groups from Tell el-Far'ah South / Sabine Laemmel Laemmel, Sabine 145

9 Philistia Transforming: Fresh Evidence from Tell es-Safi/Gath on the Transformational Trajectory of the Philistine Culture / Aren M. Maeir Maeir, Aren M. 191

10 Neighbors and Foes, Rivals and Kin: Philistines, Shepheleans, Judeans between Geography and Economy, History and Theology / Hermann Michael Niemann Niemann, Hermann Michael 243

The Other "Sea Peoples" in the Levant

11 Aegean-Style Pottery in Syria and Lebanon during Iron Age I / Gunnar Lehmann Lehmann, Gunnar 265

12 On the Other "Sea Peoples" / Michal Artzy Artzy, Michal 329

13 The Origin and Date of Aegean-Type Pottery in the Levant / Elizabeth French French, Elizabeth 345

14 "Mycenaean IIIC" and Related Pottery from Beth Shean / Susan Sherratt Sherratt, Susan, Amihai Mazar Mazar, Amihai, Anat Cohen-Weinberger Cohen-Weinberger, Anat 349

15 The SKL Town: Dor in the Early Iron Age / Ilan Sharon Sharon, Ilan, Ayelet Gilboa Gilboa, Ayelet 393

Anatolia, the Aegean, and Cyprus

16 "No Land Could Stand Before Their Arms, from Hatti ... on ..."? New Light on the End of the Hittite Empire and the Early Iron Age in Central Anatolia / Hermann Genz Genz, Hermann 469

17 Cilicia / Elizabeth French French, Elizabeth 479

18 Early Iron Age Newcomers at Kinet Höyük, Eastern Cilicia / Marie-Henriette Gates Gates, Marie-Henriette 485

19 The Southeast Aegean in the Age of the Sea Peoples / Mario Benzi Benzi, Mario 509

20 Aegean Elements in the Earliest Philistine Ceramic Assemblage: A View from the West / Jeremy B. Rutter Rutter, Jeremy B. 543

21 The Late LH IIIB and LH IIIC Early Pottery of the East Aegean-West Anatolian Interface / Penelope A. Mountjoy Mountjoy, Penelope A. 563

22 Aegean-Style Material Culture in Late Cypriot III: Minimal Evidence, Maximal Interpretation / Maria Iacovou Iacovou, Maria 585

23 The Ceramic Phenomenon of the "Sea Peoples": An Overview / Susan Sherratt Sherratt, Susan 619

Appendix

24 The "Sea Peoples" in Primary Sources / Matthew J. Adams Adams, Matthew J., Margaret E. Cohen Cohen, Margaret E. 645.

Notes:

"This volume developed out of a 2001 workshop devoted to the Philistines and other Sea Peoples, which was co-organized by Ann E. Killebrew, Gunnar Lehmann, Michal Artzy, and Rachel Hachlili, and co-sponsored by the University of Haifa and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev"--Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 665-737) and index.

ISBN:

9781589831292

1589831292

1589837622

9781589837621

OCLC:

808245158