Title: Beyond the texts : an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah /
Authors: Dever, William G.
Year: 2017
Subjects: Bible. Antiquities.; Bible.; Excavations (Archaeology) Israel; Jews History; Jews History; Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology); Jews; Israel Antiquities; Palestine Antiquities; Palestine History; Israel; Middle East Palestine
Contents: 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.