The Origins of the ancient Israelite states
By: edited by Volkmar Fritz and Philip R. Davies.
Contributors: Fritz, Volkmar.; Davies, Philip R.
Series: Journal for the study of the Old Testament.; 228
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Sheffield, Eng
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- History of Biblical events -- Congresses.; Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; State, The -- Congresses.; Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Historiography -- Congresses.
Other titles: Formation of a state, historical, archaeological and sociological problems in the period of the united monarchy in Israel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"Colloquium 'The formation of a state. Historical, archaeological and sociological problems in the period of the united monarchy in Israel'."--P. [22].
"Held on behalf of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology in Jerusalem."--P. [22].
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Philip R. Davies; title: Opening remarks / Volkmar Fritz; title: Historiography of ancient Palestine and early Jewish historiography : W.G. Dever and the not so new biblical archaeology / Thomas L. Thompson; title: The construction of the Davidic state : an exercise in historiography / Baruch Halpern; title: Sociological and biblical views of the early state / Christa Schäfer-Lichtenberger; title: From patronage society to patronage society / Niels Peter Lemche; title: Bare bones : putting flesh on the economics of ancient Israel / David Hopkins; title: Saul ben Kish in history and tradition / Diana Edelman; title: Re-reading Samuel (historically) : 'Etwas mehr Nichtwissen' / Graeme Auld; title: Sources and composition in the history of David / Nadav Naʼaman; title: Monarchy and re-urbanization : a new look at Solomon's kingdom / Volkmar Fritz; title: The 'ban' in the age of the early kings / Walter Dietrich.