Studies in historical geography and biblical historiography : presented to Zechariah Kallai / edited by Gershon Galil and Moshe Weinfeld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ḳalai, Zekharyah.

Galil, Gershon.

Weinfeld, Moshe.

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 81.

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle East--Historical geography.

Middle East.

Bible. Old Testament--Geography.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Historiography.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is presented to Professor Zecharia Kallai, one of the leading scholars of Historical Geography of the Bible, by his students and friends. It contains a collection of studies in Historical Geography and Biblical Historiography. The book is divided into three parts: Historical Geography, Biblical History and Historiography, and Texts and Textual Studies. The book is concluded with a list of Kallai’s publications. Part one contains articles by Shmuel Ahituv, Aaron Demsky, Volkmar Fritz, Gershon Galil, M. Heltzer, André Lemaire, Zeev Safrai, B. Oded and Joshua Schwartz. Part two contains articles by Yairah Amit, Graeme Auld, David Elgavish, Moshe Garsiel, E.L. Greenstein, A.F. Rainey, Shmuel Vargon. And part three contains articles by Yitzhak Avishur, Bob Becking, Moshe Elat, Bezalel Porten andamp; Ada Yardeni, Moshe Weinfeld and Ze’ev Weisman.

Contents:

Preliminary material / Gershon Galil and Moshe Weinfeld

Zebulun and the Sea / Shmuel Aḥituv

The Chronicler's Description of the Common Border of Ephraim and Manasseh / Aaron Demsky

Die Grenzen Des Landes Israel / Volkmar Fritz

The Boundaries of Aram-Damascus in the 9th-8th Centuries Bce / Gershon Gaul

\'From India to Ethiopia\' and from \'The Hellespont to India\' (The Imperial Outlook) / M. Heltzer

Tarshish-Tarsisi: Problème De Topographie Historique Biblique Et Assyrienne / Andrè Lemaire

The Gentile Cities of Judea: Between the Hasmonean Occupation and the Roman Liberation / Zeev Safrai

The Settlements of the Israelite and the Judean Exiles in Mesopotamia in the 8th-6th Centuries Bce / B. Oded

John the Baptist, The Wilderness and the Samaritan Mission / Joshua Schwartz

Bochim, Bethel, and the Hidden Polemic (Judg 2,1-5) / Yairah Amit

Joshua and 1 Chronicles / Graeme Auld

Objective of Baasha's War Against Asa / David Elgavish

David's Warfare Against the Philistines in the Vicinity of Jerusalem (2 Sam 5,17-25; 1 Chron 14,8-16) / Moshe Garsiel

Recovering \'The Women Who Served at the Entrance / E.L. Greenstein

Mesha's Attempt to Invade Judah (2 Chron 20) / A. F. Rainey

The Historical Background and Significance of Isa 1,10-17 / Shmuel Vargon

The Narrative of the Revelation at Sinai (Ex 19-24) / Yitzhak Avishur

From Exodus to Exile: 2 Kgs 17,7-20 in the Context of its Co-Text / Bob Becking

Arguments for the Identification of the Lúurbi in Assyrian Royal Inscriptions / Moshe Elat

The Restoration of a Dozen Elephantine Aramaic Fragments from the Beginning of Contracts / Bezalel Porten

Pelekh in Nehemiah 3 / Moshe Weinfeld

Reflection of the Transition to Agriculture in Israelite Religion and Cult / Ze'ev Weisman

List of Publications of Prof. Zecharia Kallai / Gershon Galil and Moshe Weinfeld

Index of Authors / Gershon Galil and Moshe Weinfeld

Index of Old Testament References / Gershon Galil and Moshe Weinfeld.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-265) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-46420-8

9786610464203

1-4175-3681-0

90-474-0034-8

OCLC:

614804515

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047400349 DOI