The Ammonite Language of the Iron Age
Author: Kent P. Jackson
Publisher: Harvard Semitic Monographs
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRevision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1980.
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The Ammonite Language of the Iron Age
Author: Kent P. Jackson
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9004387099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeyond Babel
Author: John Kaltner
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2019-01-28
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0884143848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeyond Babel provides a general introduction to and overview of the languages that are significant for the study of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel. Included are essays on biblical and inscriptional Hebrew, Akkadian, Northwest Semitic dialects (Ammonite, Edomite, and Moabite), Arabic, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hittite, Phoenician, postbiblical Hebrew, and Ugaritic. Each chapter in the volume shares a common format, including an overview of the language, a discussion of its significance for the Hebrew Bible, and a list of ancient sources and modern resources for further study of the language. A general introduction by John Huehnergard discusses the importance of the study of Near Eastern languages for biblical scholarship, helping to make the volume an ideal resource for persons beginning an in-depth study of the Hebrew Bible.
The Early History of God
Author: Mark S. Smith
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2002-08-03
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 1467427632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForeword by Patrick D. Miller In this remarkable, acclaimed history of the development of monotheism, Mark S. Smith explains how Israel's religion evolved from a cult of Yahweh as a primary deity among many to a fully defined monotheistic faith with Yahweh as sole god. Repudiating the traditional view that Israel was fundamentally different in culture and religion from its Canaanite neighbors, this provocative book argues that Israelite religion developed, at least in part, from the religion of Canaan. Drawing on epigraphic and archaeological sources, Smith cogently demonstrates that Israelite religion was not an outright rejection of foreign, pagan gods but, rather, was the result of the progressive establishment of a distinctly separate Israelite identity. This thoroughly revised second edition ofThe Early History of God includes a substantial new preface by the author and a foreword by Patrick D. Miller.
The History of Ancient Palestine
Author: Gösta Werner Ahlström
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 1032
ISBN-13: 9780800627706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this magisterial work the history of the peoples of Palestine from the earliest times to Alexander's conquest is thoroughly sifted and interpreted. All available source material-textural, epigraphic, and archeological-is considered, and the approach taken aims at a dispassionate reconstruction of the major epochs and events by the analysis of social, political, military, and economic phenomena. The book, chronologically structured, is indispensable for the study of the Hebrew Bible and of the ancient Near East.
Excavations at Tall Jawa, Jordan, Volume 1 The Iron Age Town
Author: Michèle Daviau
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-05-20
Total Pages: 607
ISBN-13: 9047402154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLocated in a strategic position on the southern flank of the Ammonite hill country, overlooking the Madaba Plain, the earliest settlement at Tall Jawa dates to the Iron I period (1100-900 BC). This settlement was redesigned during Iron Age II (900-600 BC), and consisted of a walled town, surrounded by a casemate style fortification system and a multi-chambered gate complex. Major buildings, standing to the second storey, are described in detail with their furnishings and contents. A marked change in architecture, ceramic technology, and high status artefacts mark the high point of Tall Jawa during the period of the Assyrian empire (730-600 BC). The major features of each structure are illustrated both in the text and on a CD-ROM. This volume presents the final report of six seasons of excavations at Tall Jawa in central Jordan. The particular focus of this report is the architecture and stratigraphy of the settlements which occupied the site during the Iron Age (1100-600 BC).
Archaic Features of Canaanite Personal Names in the Hebrew Bible
Author: Scott C. Layton
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-07-17
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9004369562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeoples of the Old Testament World
Author: Alfred J. Hoerth
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 1998-08-01
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 1441206442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetailed historical and archaeological essays give insight into the many people groups who interacted with and influenced ancient Israel.
Ancient Ammon
Author: MacDonald
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-11-13
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9004667881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA state-of-the-art presentation on a people/nation of Transjordan known to readers of the Bible as a neighbor, and often an enemy, of first millennium B.C. Israel. Topics covered in the book's ten chapters include a review of archaeological research in Ammon (R.W. Younker); the emergence of the Ammonites (R.W. Younker); Ammonite territory and sites (B. MacDonald); Ammonite "monumental" and domestic architecture (M. Najjar and P.M.M. Daviau respectively), as well as burial customs and practices (K. Yassine); the ceramic traditions of Central Transjordan (G. London); Ammonite texts and language (W. E. Aufrecht); the religion of the Ammonites (W.E. Aufrecht); and the Ammonites in the late Iron Age and the Persian period (L.G. Herr). Figures and Tables accompany each chapter. In addition, the publication includes an "Excursus" on the salient features of Iron Age tribal kingdoms (O. LaBianca). Each chapter of Ancient Ammon includes extensive reference material. The publication is fully indexed.
Divine Aggression in Psalms and Inscriptions
Author: Collin Cornell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-10-15
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1108915558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe aggression of the biblical God named Yhwh is notorious. Students of theology, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East know that the Hebrew Bible describes Yhwh acting destructively against his client country, Israel, and against its kings. But is Yhwh uniquely vengeful, or was he just one among other, similarly ferocious patron gods? To answer this question, Collin Cornell compares royal biblical psalms with memorial inscriptions. He finds that the Bible shares deep theological and literary commonalities with comparable texts from Israel's ancient neighbours. The centrepiece of both traditions is the intense mutual loyalty of gods and kings. In the event that the king's monument and legacy comes to harm, gods avenge their individual royal protégé. In the face of political inexpedience, kings honour their individual divine benefactor.
