The ancient Israelite world / edited by Kyle H. Keimer and George A. Pierce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keimer, Kyle H., editor.

Pierce, George A., editor.

Series:

Routledge worlds

Routledge handbooks

The Routledge worlds

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--To 70 A.D.

Jews.

Palestine--Civilization.

Palestine.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 790 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

Kyle H. Keimer is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Archaeology, History, and Language of Ancient Israel at Macquarie University, Australia. He co-edited Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East: Getting the Message Across and is co-editing "See the Whole Land is Before You": New Directions in the Historical Geography of the Ancient Near East. His research focuses on integrating the archaeology of ancient Israel and the biblical texts. He also co-directed excavations at Khirbet el-Ra'i, Israel. George A. Pierce is Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, USA. He recently co-edited "To Explore the Land of Canaan:" Studies in Honor of Jeffrey R. Chadwick. His research interests include environmental reconstruction, regional settlement patterns, and digital application in archaeology. He is the supervisor of the GIS team for the Tel Shimron excavations, Israel.

Summary:

"This volume presents a collection of studies by international experts on various aspects of ancient Israel's society, economy, religion, language, culture, and history, synthesising archaeological remains and integrating them with discussions of ancient Near Eastern and biblical texts. Driven by theoretically and methodologically informed discussions of the archaeology of the Iron Age Levant, the 47 chapters in The Ancient Israelite World provide foundational, accessible, and detailed studies in their respective topics. The volume considers the history of interpretation of ancient Israel, studies on various aspects of ancient Israel's society and history, and avenues for present and future approaches to the ancient Israelite world. Accompanied by over 150 maps and figures, it allows the reader to gain an understanding of key issues that archaeologists, historians, and biblical scholars have faced and are currently facing as they attempt to better understand ancient Israelite society. The Ancient Israelite World is an essential reference work for students and scholars of ancient Israel and its history, culture, and society, whether they are historians, archaeologists or biblical scholars"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

An Introduction to the Ancient Israelite World: The State of the Field and Future Directions / Kyle H. Keimer and George A. Pierce

Part I: Backgrounds and Methodological Considerations

The Historical Geography of Ancient Israel: The Amalekite Spoil List (1 Sam 30:27-31) as a Case Study / Chris McKinny

Competing Chronologies, Competing Histories: Ancient Israel and the Chronology of the Southern Levant ca. 1200-587 BCE / Koert van Bekkum

The Historian and the Assemblage: On the Interpretation of Texts and Artifacts for the History of Ancient Israel / Daniel Pioske

Between the Biblical Story and History: Writing an Archaeological History of Ancient Israel / Avraham Faust

Texts, Archaeology, and Ethnicity: Identifying Ancient Israel / William G. Dever

Part II: Material Culture

A Technological and Sociological Perspective on Ancient Israelite Pottery / Nava Panitz-Cohen 8. Domestic Architecture, the Household, and Daily Life in Iron Age Israel

Jeffrey R. Zorn

Monuments, Monumental Architecture, and Monumentality in Ancient Israel / Kyle H. Keimer

Stone Volutes: United by a Common Motif not by a Common Function / Norma Franklin

From Urban Centers into Mounds of Ruins: The Destruction of Cities During the Iron Age / Igor Kreimerman

Regional Continuity and Change in Ancient Israel: An Analysis of Iron Age Settlement Patterns and Systems / George A. Pierce

Part III: Society and Economy

Ancient Israel's Social Structure(s) / Gunnar Lehmann

Tribal Kingdoms and the Tribal Element in Southern Levantine Iron Age Polities / Øystein S. LaBianca and Jeffrey P. Hudon

Israel's Political and Administrative Structures in the Pre-Monarchic and Monarchic Periods / Zachary Thomas

The Judahite Economy in First Temple Times: Remodeling the House of David-A Case Study from Tell en-Naṣbeh / Aaron Brody

The Socioeconomics of Food and Feasting in Pre-Exilic Israel and Judah / Rebekah Welton

Gender in Ancient Israel / Jennie Ebeling

Children in Ancient Israel / Kristine Henriksen Garroway

Social Issues in the Establishment of Biblical Law in the Iron Age / Eckart Otto

Warfare and Intelligence Gathering in Ancient Israel / Charlie Trimm

Part IV: Language

Literacy and Scribalism in Israel during the Iron Age (ca. 1200/1150-586 BCE) / Matthieu Richelle

More than the Sum of their Parts: Multimodality and the Study of Iron Age Inscriptions / Alice Mandell

Sociopolitical Gleanings from Northwest Semitic Paleography: The Inscriptions from Tel Reḥov as a Test Case / Nathaniel E. Greene

Language in Israel and Judah: A Sociolinguistic Reappraisal / Timothy Hogue

The Composition of the Hebrew Bible: Processes in the Production of Israelite Literature / Joel S. Baden

Part V: Religion

Religion in the House in Ancient Israel / Jeremy D. Smoak

Visual Culture and Religion in Ancient Israel and Judah / Christoph Uehlinger

The Archaeology of Israelite Cult: Yahwisms across Space and Time / George A. Pierce and Kyle H. Keimer

The Role of Ritual in Biblical Narrative / Dan Belnap

Israelite Prophecy from its Origins to the Exile / Shawn Zelig Aster

Death and Afterlife / Christopher B. Hays

Part VI: Israel Amongst the Nations

Amorites and Canaanites: Memory, Tradition, and Legacy in Ancient Israel and Judah / Aaron A. Burke

New Kingdom Egypt and Early Israel: Entangled Identities / Aaron A. Burke

Philistines and Israelites/Judahites: Antagonism and Interaction / Aren M. Maeir

Early Interactions between the Arameans and Israelites / Scott W. Booth

Phoenicians and Ancient Israel / Ilan Sharon

Ammonites in the World of Israel / Randall W. Younker

The Invention of Ancient Moab / Benjamin W. Porter

Edom and Southern Jordan in the Iron Age / Juan Manuel Tebes

Egypt and the Levant in the Third Intermediate Period (Iron IB-IIC): Fragmentation, Foreignness, and Fungibility / Krystal V. L. Pierce

Reconstructing the Kushite Royal House: The Chronology of Egypt's 25th Dynasty and its Relation to Judah / Jeremy Pope

Israel and Assyria, Judah and Assyria / Ido Koch

Babylon and Israel: Cultural Contact and Cultural Impact / Laurie E. Pearce

Part VII: The Legacy and Future of Ancient Israel

The Future of Studying Ancient Israel: Insights from the Archaeological Sciences, with a Focus on Food and Society / Lidar Sapir-Hen

Cyber-Archaeology and the Study of Ancient Edom and Israel / Matthew D. Howland and Thomas E. Levy

Israel, Ancient and Modern: Representations and Misrepresentations of the Past in Dialogue with the Present / Rachel Hallote.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 04, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Ancient Israelite world.

ISBN:

9780367815691

0367815699

9781000773293

1000773299

9781000773248

1000773248

OCLC:

1317341893

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