Beyond the texts: an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah

"William G. Dever offers a welcome perspective on ancient Israel and Judah that prioritizes the archaeological remains to render history as it was--not as the biblical writers argue it should have been. Drawing from the most recent archaeological data as interpreted from a nontheological point...

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Main Author: Dever, William G. 1933- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Atlanta SBL Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:An Archaeological Synthesis of Israel’s History (2020) (Hess, Richard S., 1954 -)
An Archaeological Synthesis of Israel’s History (2020) (Hess, Richard S., 1954 -)
[Rezension von: Dever, William G., 1933-, Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah] (2021) (Schmitt, Rüdiger, 1964 -)
[Rezension von: Dever, William G., 1933-, Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah] (2021) (Popko, Łukasz, 1978 -)
[Rezension von: Dever, William G., 1933-, Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah] (2018) (Simone, Michael R., 1972 -)
[Rezension von: Dever, William G., 1933-, Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah] (2020) (Leṿin, Yigʾal, 1963 -)
[Rezension von: Dever, William G., 1933-, Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah] (2019) (Manor, Dale Wallace)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Israel (Antiquity) / Palestine / Biblical archaeology
B Israel (Antiquity) / Palestine / Excavation / Biblical archaeology / History
Further subjects:B Jews History 953-586 B.C
B Excavations (archaeology) (Israel)
B Jews History 1200-953 B.C
B Israel Antiquities
B Palestine History To 70 A.D
B Bible. Old Testament Antiquities
B Palestine Antiquities
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Summary:"William G. Dever offers a welcome perspective on ancient Israel and Judah that prioritizes the archaeological remains to render history as it was--not as the biblical writers argue it should have been. Drawing from the most recent archaeological data as interpreted from a nontheological point of view and supplementing that data with biblical material only when it converges with the archaeological record, Dever analyzes all the evidence at hand to provide a new history of ancient Israel and Judah that is accessible to all interested readers"--
Chapter I: "History from Things": on history and history-writing. Excursus I: a critique of the "European Seminar on Methodology in Israel's History," 1998-2010 -- Chapter II. Prelude: the physical and cultural setting at the end of the Bronze Age -- Chapter III. The emergence of Israel in the light of history. Excursus I: Rainey's Transjordanian Shasu as "Earliest Israel Excursis II: Finkelstein's "Sedentarized Pastoralists" -- Chapter IV. The rise of Territorial States: the 10th Cent Excursus I. C14 dates of Megiddo and Tel Rehov -- Chapter V. The consolidation of the State. The Iron II B Period (9th-8th cent.) -- Chapter VI. Iron IIC: Judah in the 7th Century
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 649-727
ISBN:0884142183