03334nam 2200625Ia 450 991045369210332120200520144314.01-281-81397-497866118139700-567-22059-1(CKB)1000000000551044(EBL)436038(OCoLC)287145983(SSID)ssj0000105201(PQKBManifestationID)11653228(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105201(PQKBWorkID)10108849(PQKB)10438362(MiAaPQ)EBC436038(Au-PeEL)EBL436038(CaPaEBR)ebr10256249(CaONFJC)MIL181397(OCoLC)893333833(EXLCZ)99100000000055104419970522d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe archaeology of Israel[electronic resource] constructing the past, interpreting the present /edited by Neil Asher Silberman & David SmallSheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19971 online resource (351 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;237"Presented in this volume are papers delivered at a conference of the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies at Lehigh University entitled 'The archaeology of Israel: constructing the past, interpreting the present' held on the Lehigh campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 22-24, 1994"--Introd.1-85075-650-3 Includes bibliographies and indexes.Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; ARCHAEOLOGY, CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, AND IDEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE; PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ANCIENT ISRAEL: RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES; ARCHAEOLOGY AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE SECOND TEMPLE AND RABBINIC PERIODS; ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNICITY: PEOPLES OF ANCIENT CANAAN/ISRAEL; IMAGINING THE PAST: THE BIBLE, ISRAELITE HISTORY, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH; Index of References; Index of AuthorsThis challenging volume offers a timely and extensive overview of the current state of archaeology in Israel. Contributed by leading scholars, the essays focus on current problems and cutting-edge issues, ranging from reviews of ongoing excavations to new analytical approaches. Of interest not only to archaeologists, but to social historians as well, the topics include archaeology and social history, archaeology and ethnicity, as well as the overarching issue of how texts and archaeological knowledge are to be combined in the reconstruction of ancient Israel.The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament StudiesExcavations (Archaeology)IsraelCongressesIsraelAntiquitiesCongressesElectronic books.Excavations (Archaeology)933Silberman Neil Asher1950-496679Small David B183099Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies (Lehigh University)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453692103321The archaeology of Israel2470713UNINA