What Are the Stones Whispering? Ramat Rahel : 3000 Years of Forgotten History / by Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot, Benjamin Arubas, and Manfred Oeming ; With contributions by Efrat Bocher [and 14 others].
| Author/creator | Lipschitz, Oded |
| Other author | Gadot, Yuval. |
| Other author | Arubas, Benny. |
| Other author | Oeming, Manfred. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2017. |
| Description | vi, 183 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "The excavations at Ramat Rahel, just south of Jerusalem, revealed a complex of structures that existed for hundreds of years in which the Kingdom of Judah was a vassal of diverse empires. Over some 500 years, jars bearing seals were stored at the site. The findings throw new light on the late First Temple period and on most of that of the Second Temple. During these centuries Ramat Rahel was the administrative contact point between Judah and the ruling empires. This is what enabled independent Judean control of Jerusalem and the Temple, and the ability to maintain Jewis identity within Jerusalem almost without outside intervention and supervision. All this came to an end during the Hasmonean revolt" Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016047985 |
| ISBN | 9781575064987 (hardback : alk. paper) |