Iron Age I Structure on Mt. Ebal : Excavation and Interpretation.

Iron Age I Structure on Mt. Ebal : Excavation and Interpretation.

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In Josh 8:30-35, Israel constructs an altar on Mt. Ebal in fulfillment of the command of Deut 27:1-8. This structure had very important social, political, and religious implications for Israel, for it was the first structure to be built after the people entered the land of Canaan. Once the altar was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawkins, Ralph K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 2014.
Series:Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement.
Subjects:
Iron age > Israel.
Excavations (Archaeology) > West Bank > Ebal, Mount.
Ebal, Mount (West Bank) > Antiquities.
West Bank > Antiquities.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • ""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 Military""""Village""; ""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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