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JERUSALEM IN BIBLE AND ARCHAEOLOGY: The First Temple Period
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Ann Ε. Killebrew and Andrew G. Vaughn: Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology: Dialogues and Dicussions
THE LAYOUT AND APPROACH OF THE BOOK
PART 1: JERUSALEM DURING THE REIGNS OF DAVID AND SOLOMON
FART 2: THE FINAL TWO CENTURIES OF FIRST TEMPLE JERUSALEM
PART 3: SYNTHETIC APPROACHES THAT INTEGRATE THE DISPARATE DATA
Part 1: JERUSALEM DURING THE REIGNS OF DAVID AND SOLOMON
Jane M. Cahill: Jerusalem at the Time of the United Monarchy: The Archaeological Evidence
NATURAL FEATURES
HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT PRECEDING THE PERIOD OF THE UNITED MONARCHY
CHALCOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGES
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE
LATE BRONZE AGE
IRON AGE I
DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PERIOD OF THE UNITED MONARCHY
CITY OF DAVID
AREA G
AREAS B, D, AND Ε
INSIDE THE FORTIFICATION WALL
OUTSIDE THE FORTIFICATION WALL
TEMPLE MOUNT
WESTERN HILL
CONCLUSIONS
POSTSCRIPT
CONTEXTS AVAILABLE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION
SITE FORMATION PROCESSES
CONCLUSIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS FAMILIAR WITH THE FULL RECORD
Israel Finkelstein: The Rise of Jerusalem and Judah: The Missing Link
INTRODUCTION: FROM CHIEFDOM TO STATEHOOD
THE STONE TERRACES AND THE STEPPED STONE STRUCTURE
THE LATE BRONZE AGE (CA. 1550-1150 B.C.E.)
THE IRON I (CA. 1150-925/900 B.C.E.)
THE NINTH CENTURY B.C.E.: THE OMRIDE CONNECTION
SUMMARY
David Ussishkin: Solomon's Jerusalem: The Text and the Facts on the Ground
Gunnar Lehmann: The United Monarchy in the Countryside: Jerusalem, Judah, and the Shephelah during the Tenth Century B.C.E.
MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPES
POPULATION SIZE
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: ENDOGAMY AND MARRIAGE ALLIANCES
SETTLEMENT PATTERN
BACK TO JERUSALEM: A CONCLUSION
DEMOGRAPHY
ECONOMY
SOCIOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
J. J. M. Roberts: Solomon's Jerusalem and the Zion Tradition
Richard Elliott Friedman: Solomon and the Great Histories
Part 2: THE RISE AND FALL OF JERUSALEM AT THE END OF THE JUDAHITE KINGDOM
Hillel Geva: Western Jerusalem at the End of the First Temple Period in Light of the Excavations in the Jewish Quarter
INTRODUCTION
THE DEBATE IN THE PAST BETWEEN "MINIMALISTS" AND "MAXIMALISTS"
REMAINS OF THE SETTLEMENT AT THE END OF THE FIRST TEMPLE PERIODIN THE JEWISH QUARTER
DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION
THE FORTIFICATIONS
DATING THE SETTLEMENT ON THE SOUTHWESTERN HILL AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FORTIFICATIONS
THE QUESTION OF THE WALL'S CONTINUATION WESTWARD
SUMMARY: THE CHARACTER OE THE SETTLEMENT ON THE SOUTHWESTERN HILL
Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron: The Urban Development of Jerusalem in the Late Eighth Century B.C.E.
James K. Hoffmeier: Egypt's Role in the Events of 701 B.C. in Jerusalem
KASHTA, FATHER OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH DYNASTY
PI(ANKH)Y, CONQUEROR OF EGYPT
SHABAKO (716-702 B.C.)
SHABATAKA (SHEBITKU) 702-690 B.c.
TAHARQA AND THE EVENTS OF 701 B.C.
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
K. Lawson Younger Jr.: Assyrian Involvement in the Southern Levant at the End of the Eighth Century B.C.E.
CONCLUSION
J. J. M. Roberts: Egypt, Assyria, Isaiah, and the Ashdod Affair: An Alternative Proposal
James K. Hoffmeier: Egypt's Role in the Events of 701 B.C.: A Rejoinder to J. J. M. Roberts
Lynn Tatum: Jerusalem in Conflict: The Evidence for the Seventh-Century B.C.E. Religious Struggle over Jerusalem
INTRODUCTION
SECONDARY STATE COLLAPSE
SECONDARY STATE COLLAPSE: TRAITS
SECONDARY STATE COLLAPSE: DIACHRONIC ASPECTS
SECONDARY STATE COLLAPSE: "AFTERMATH" DEVELOPMENTS
CENTRALIZING/ SEGMENTARY CONFLICT
EVALUATING THE JERUSALEM MATERIAL
CONCLUSION
Gary N. Knoppers: "The City Yhwh Has Chosen": The Chronicler's Promotion of Jerusalem in Light of Recent Archaeology
THE PRIMACY OF JERUSALEM IN THE UNITED MONARCHY
WHY PROMOTE JERUSALEM?
JERUSALEM'S INTERNATIONAL IMPORT IN THE JUDAHITE MONARCHY
CONCLUSIONS
Part 3—BIBLICAL JERUSALEM: TOWARD A CONSENSUS
Ann E. Killebrew: Biblical Jerusalem: An Archaeological Assessment
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSENSUS: MIDDLE BRONZE IIB (CA. 1800-1550 B.C.E.) AND IRON IIC (CA. 720-586 B.C.E.)—AN URBAN FORTIFIED JERUSALEM
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTROVERSY: LATE BRONZE-IRON IIB (CA. 1550-720 B.C.E.) — A FORTIFIED URBAN CITY OR MODEST REGIONAL CENTER?
CONCLUSIONS
Margreet Steiner: The Evidence from Kenyon's Excavations in Jerusalem: A Response Essay
JERUSALEM DURING THE AMARNA PERIOD (FOURTEENTH CENTURY B.C.E.)
NOT ENOUGH AREA WAS EXCAVATED
EROSION OR REMOVAL BY LATER BUILDING ACTIVITY
JERUSALEM WAS NOT A CITY OR IMPORTANT TOWN DURING THE AMARNA PERIOD
DO THE LARGE STEPPED STONE STRUCTURE AND THE EARTH-FILLED TERRACES CONSTITUTE ONE ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEM OR TWO SEPARATE STRUCTURES, AND WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE FOR THEIR DATING?
JERUSALEM AT THE BEGINNING OF IRON AGE II
Yairah Amit: Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology: When Did Jerusalem Become a Subject of Polemic?
William M. Scbniedewind: Jerusalem, the Late Judaean Monarchy, and the Composition of Biblical Texts
THE CONTEXT FOR WRITING THE BIBLE
LATE MONARCHIC JERUSALEM
ASPECTS OF THE BIBLICAL LITERARY TRADITION
ISAIAH OF JERUSALEM
THE HEZEKIAN EDITION OF THE DEUTERONOMISTIC HISTORY
THE BOOK OF AMOS
THE BOOK OF HOSEA
Neil Asher Silberman: Archaeology, Ideology, and the Search for David and Solomon
Andrew G. Vaughn: Is Biblical Archaeology Theologically Useful Today? Yes, A Programmatic Proposal
PLACHER'S APPROACH (= THE "MEANING" APPROACH)
BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM
MOVING BEYOND PLACHER'S PROPOSAL
THE ESSENTIAL CONTINUITY APPROACH
RHETORICAL AND LITERARY APPROACHES
HISTORICAL IMAGINATION AS A MEANS TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMATIC ALTERNATIVES
JERUSALEM DURING THE REIGNS OF DAVID AND SOLOMON
JERUSALEM DURING THE REIGNS OF HEZEKIAH AND JOSIAH
BACKGROUND (POSITIVE) HISTORY FROM THE EIGHTH CENTURY
CRITICAL (NEGATIVE) HISTORY FROM THE EIGHTH CENTURY
CONCLUSION
Bibliography
Indices
Index of Primary Sources
Index of Ancient Names and Places
Index of Modern Authorities
Contributors
