Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah / William G. Dever.

Author/creator Dever, William G. author.
Format Book
PublicationAtlanta : SBL Press, [2017]
Descriptionxxi, 749 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 1. "History from things": on history and history-writing -- Excursus 1.1: A critique of the European Seminar on Methodology in Israel's History, 1998-2010 -- 2. Prelude: the physical and cultural setting at the end of the Bronze Age -- 3. The emergence of Israel in the light of history -- Excursus 3.1: Rainey's Transjordanian Shasu as "Earliest Israel" -- Excursus 3.2: Finkelstein's "Sedentarized Pastoralists" -- 4. The rise of Territorial States: the tenth century -- Excursus 4.1: C-14 dates of Megiddo and Tel Reḥov -- 5. The consolidation of the State: the Iron II B Period (ninth-eighth century) -- 6. Iron IIC: Judah in the seventh century.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version: Dever, William G. Beyond the texts. Atlanta : SBL Press, [2017] 9780884142171
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2017033562
ISBN9780884142188 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN0884142183 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN9780884142171 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN0884142175 hardcover ; alkaline paper

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Joyner General Stacks DS111 .D56 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold