Scripture and Other Artifacts

by King, Philip J.; Exum, J. Cheryl; Stager, Lawrence E.; Coogan, Michael D.; Exum, J. Cheryl

• ISBN13: 9780664220365
• ISBN10: 0664220363
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

This important volume focuses on the contribution of excavated material to the interpretation of biblical texts. Here, both practicing archaeologists and biblical scholars who have been active in field work demonstrate through their work that archaeological data and biblical accounts are complementary in the study of ancient Israel, early Judaism, and Christianity. Illustrations.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Contributors
Sources of Illustrations
Philip King: An Appreciation
Publications by Philip J. King
Tel Dan: Biblical Texts and Archaeological Data	p. 1
"Who Is the King of Glory?" Solomon's Temple and Its Symbolism	p. 18
Archaeological Reflections on Amos's Targets	p. 32
Archaeology and the Messiah Oracles of Isaiah 9 and 11	p. 53
Gathered to His People: An Archaeological Illustration from Tell Dothan's Western Cemetery	p. 70
A Phoenician Inscription from Idalion: Some Old and New Texts Relating to Child Sacrifice	p. 93
An Archaeological Commentary on Ezekiel 13	p. 108
Khirbet Qumran Revisited	p. 126
The Silence of the Text: An Archaeological Commentary on 2 Kings 23	p. 143
The Archaeology of the Days of Manasseh	p. 169
Amos's Earthquake and Israelite Prophecy	p. 188
Alalakh Studies and the Bible: Obstacle or Contribution?	p. 199
"Who Is This That Comes from Edom?"	p. 216
Early Edom: The Relation between the Literary and Archaeological Evidence	p. 230
The Northern Shephelah in the Iron Age: Some Issues in Biblical History and Archaeology	p. 247
Demography and Diatribes: Yehud's Population and the Prophecy of Second Zechariah	p. 268
King Solomon's Shields	p. 286
The Cenacle and Community: The Background of Acts 2:44-45	p. 296
Medical Discoveries of Biblical Times	p. 311
Hezekiah's Reform and the Altars at Beer-sheba and Arad	p. 333
Priestly Families and the Cultic Structure at Taanach	p. 355
A New Climatic and Archaeological View of the Early Biblical Traditions	p. 366
The Eastern Border of the Kingdom of Judah in Its Last Days	p. 399
Gate 1567 at Megiddo and the Seal of Shema, Servant of Jeroboam	p. 410
General Index	p. 429
Index of Ancient Texts	p. 446
Bible	p. 446
Ancient Near Eastern Texts	p. 450
Qumran Literature	p. 451
Classical, Patristic, and Rabbinic Literature	p. 451
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