The Iron Age I structure on Mt. Ebal: excavation and interpretation
Cover -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Discovery and Excavation of the Ebal Structure -- Overview of the Discovery and Excavation of the Mt. Ebal Complex -- Overview of Zertal�s Conclusions Regarding the Ebal Site -- Methodology and Criteria for the Identification...
| Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Discovery and Excavation of the Ebal Structure -- Overview of the Discovery and Excavation of the Mt. Ebal Complex -- Overview of Zertalâ€?s Conclusions Regarding the Ebal Site -- Methodology and Criteria for the Identification of the Site -- Analysis of the Ebal Installation -- Stratum II -- Stratum IB -- Stratum IA -- Pottery -- Stone and Metal Artifacts -- Faunal Remains -- The Faunal Assemblage -- Two Egyptianized Scarabs from Mt. Ebal -- Conclusion Physical Parallels to el-Burnat: Domestic and MilitaryVillage -- Farmstead -- House or Other Domestic Space -- The Central Structure at Mt. Ebal and the Four-Room House -- Watchtower -- The Biblical Term MigdÄ?l and Ancient Watchtowers -- Towers in the Late Bronze Age -- Towers in Iron Age I -- The Tower of Shechem -- Conclusion -- Physical Parallels to El-Burnat: Religious Structures -- Gilgalim -- Altars -- Early to Middle Bronze Age -- Late Bronze Age -- Iron Age -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Literary Parallels -- Location of the Site Stratum IIStratum IB -- The Faunal Assemblage from Mt. Ebal -- Conclusion -- Historical and Sociological Considerations of the Mt. Ebal Site -- The Amphictyony Hypothesis -- The Mt. Ebal Site and Biblical Tradition -- Scholarly Response -- An Overview of Regional Surveys in Israel -- The Survey of Manasseh Compared with Joshua, Judges, and the Question of Israelite Origins -- Conclusion -- Summary and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Back Cover |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 1575066742 |