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The archaeology of Israel : constructing the past, interpreting the present / edited by Neil Asher Silberman & David Small.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 237
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel--Congresses.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Israel--Antiquities--Congresses.
- Israel.
- Bible. Old Testament--Antiquities--Congresses.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This challenging volume offers a timely and extensive overview of the current state of archaeology in Israel. Contributed by leading scholars, the essays focus on current problems and cutting-edge issues, ranging from reviews of ongoing excavations to new analytical approaches. Of interest not only to archaeologists, but to social historians as well, the topics include archaeology and social history, archaeology and ethnicity, as well as the overarching issue of how texts and archaeological knowledge are to be combined in the reconstruction of ancient Israel.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; ARCHAEOLOGY, CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, AND IDEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE; PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ANCIENT ISRAEL: RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES; ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE SECOND TEMPLE AND RABBINIC PERIODS; ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNICITY: PEOPLES OF ANCIENT CANAAN/ISRAEL; IMAGINING THE PAST: THE BIBLE, ISRAELITE HISTORY, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH; Index of References; Index of Authors
- Notes:
- "Presented in this volume are papers delivered at a conference of the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies at Lehigh University entitled 'The archaeology of Israel: constructing the past, interpreting the present' held on the Lehigh campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 22-24, 1994"--Introd.
- Includes bibliographies and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611813970
- 9781281813978
- 1281813974
- 9780567220592
- 0567220591
- OCLC:
- 287145983
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