The two houses of Israel : state formation and the origins of pan-Israelite identity / Omer Sergi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sergi, Omer, 1977- author.

Series:

Archaeology and biblical studies ; no. 33.

Archaeology and biblical studies ; number 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

David, King of Israel.

David.

Solomon, King of Israel.

Solomon.

Bible--Antiquities.

Bible.

Israel--History.

Israel.

Israel--Kings and rulers.

Judaea (Region).

Antiquities.

Jews.

Jews--Identity.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xxii, 461 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

2 houses of Israel

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : SBL Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The Two Houses of Israel: State Formation and the Origins of Pan-Israelite Identity bridges the gap between the biblical narrative of the great united monarchy ruled by David and Solomon and archaeological and historical reconstructions of a gradual, independent formation of Israel and Judah. Based on a thorough examination of the material remains and settlement patterns in the southern Levant during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age and on a review of the relevant historical sources, this book provides a detailed reconstruction of the ways in which Israel and Judah were formed as territorial polities and specifically how the house of David rose to power in Jerusalem and Judah. Omer Sergi further situates the stories of Saul and David in their accurate social and historical context in order to illuminate the historical conception of the united monarchy and the pan-Israelite ideology out of which it grew. Sergi provides a new history of the early Israelite monarchies, their formation, and the ways in which these social and political developments were commemorated in the cultural memory of generations to come" -- Summary from book.

Contents:

1. The early Israelite monarchy : people, state, and unity

2. The social and historical context : the Levant in the Early Iron Age

3. Setting the scene : the Central Canaanite Highlands in the Iron I-IIA and the formation of the Kingdom of Israel

4. Emergence : the early formation of Judah as a highland polity and the rise of the house of David

5. Expansion : the formation of Judah as a territorial polity in the Southern Levant

6. Reconstructing cultural memory : the kingdoms of Saul and David and the origins of pan-Israelite identity

7. Summary: Trends in the archaeology and history of the Southern Levant in the Early Iron Age, with a comment on pan-Israelite identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (359-439) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781628373431

1628373431

9781628373448

162837344X

OCLC:

1393187355