Agriculture in Iron Age Israel
Agriculture in Iron Age Israel

Author: Oded Borowski

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780897570541

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Taking advantage of the increasing investigation and analysis of archaeological field date relating to agriculture and food production, Borowski integrates the latest results with the related textual evidence both from the Bible and from outside it. The four major areas investigated are the land, field work and grain production, cultigens and cultivars, and factors in soil fertility and crop crop yield. A standard reference both for those wanting to understandbiblical texts relating to agriculature and those interested in the scientific and archaeological analysis of ancient agriculture. Thorough indices provide easy access to the information presented in the book. `An interesting and well-documented glimpse into the methods and practices of farming in Iron Age Israel' - J M Hadley, VT38 (1988).

Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan
Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan

Author: Amihai Mazar

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2001-09-01

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0567194175

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Thirteen essays on the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan, covering settlement patterns, iconography, cult, palaeography and the archaeology of certain key sites. This volume offers an exceptionally informed update in a fast-moving area of discovery and interpretation. The first section deals with spatial archaeology and settlement patterns, all the papers based on the fieldwork by A. Zertal in Samaria, A. Ofer in Judah, G. Lehmann in the Akko Plain, and S. Gibson in various areas in the hill country of Israel. The second section covers religion and iconography. The two single Iron Age temples known today in Israel, at Dan and Arad, are discussed by A. Biran and Z. Herzog. R. Kletter and K. Prag discuss clay figurines and other cult objects; T. Ornan identifies Ishtar on a number of seals and on a silver pendant; and N. Franklin examines the iconography and meaning of the wall relief in Room V at Sargon's palace in Khorsabad. The last section includes three studies related to specific sites. M. Steiner considers urban development in Jerusalem during Iron Age II; A. Mazar presents data from Iron Age II Beth Shean, and P. Bienkowski and L. Sedman discuss finds from Buseirah, the capital of Edom.

The Fruit of the Vine
The Fruit of the Vine

Author: Carey Ellen Walsh

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9004369821

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The practice of viticulture--from planting vines to drinking wine--in Israelite culture is the focus of Walsh's investigation. Viticulture, no less than drinking, marked the social sphere of Israelite practitioners, and so its details were often enlisted to describe social relations in the Hebrew Bible. These features of everyday life offer important clues for the reconstruction of Israelite social history, the literary constructions of the oral transmitters, authors, and redactors and for thematic and theological meanings attached to biblical representations of the vine and wine imagery.

The Israelites
The Israelites

Author: B. S. J. Isserlin

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780800634261

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Covering the period of the thirteenth century B.C.E. to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 b.c.e., Isserlin, a senior scholar, synthesizes the social, historical, geographical, and archaeological materials relevant to studying ancient Israel in its ancient Near Eastern context. Isserlin has an accessible style and brings the latest in biblical research to students and general readers. The stunning array of 85 photographs -- plus maps, line-drawings, and charts -- make this a rich resource for scholars as well.

The History of Bronze and Iron Age Israel
The History of Bronze and Iron Age Israel

Author: Victor Harold Matthews

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0190231149

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Designed as a supplementary resource for students who have an interest in the ancient Near East and biblical history, this volume provides a basic introduction to the historical, archaeological, and socio-contextual aspects of ancient Israel during its early foundation period through the end of the monarchy in Judah. Victor Matthews integrates extra-biblical information on the physical realities of geo- and super-power politics, international and interregional movement of peoples, and the evolutionary process of complex states in the ancient Near East with information from biblical narratives in order to explore the development of ancient Israelites' identity, cultural traditions, and interactions with other major cultures. In particular, he examines aspects of everyday life in both village culture and urban settings as a key to the development of social, legal, and religious traditions and practices. The History of Bronze and Iron Age Israel features an easy to navigate format, non-technical language, and a series of informative insets that highlights important methodological concepts and comparative material.