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Dever, William G.

Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah / William G. Dever - Atlanta : SBL Press, 2017. - xxi, 749 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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


ISBN: 9780884142188 0884142183

Subjects--Uniform Titles: Bible. Old Testament --Antiquities

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel
Jews--History--1200 B.C.-953 B.C
Jews--History--953 B.C.-586 B.C

Subjects--Geographic Terms: Israel --Antiquities Palestine --Antiquities Palestine --History--To 70 A.D

LC Class. No.: DS111 / .D56 2017