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Conference	Centennial Symposium, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research and American Schools of Oriental Research (2000 : Jerusalem)
Title	Symbiosis, symbolism, and the power of the past : Canaan, ancient Israel, and their neighbors from the Late Bronze Age through Roman Palaestina / proceedings of the Centennial Symposium, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research and American Schools of Oriental Research, Jerusalem, May 29/31, 2000 ; edited by William G. Dever and Seymour Gitin.
Imprint	Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2003.

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Preface

Opening Remarks: Greetings

Islands in the Sea: Aegean Polities as Levantine Neighbors / Sarah P. Morris 3

The Case of Ugarit and Carchemish: A Contrast / Annie Caubet 17

Greece and Anatolia in the Early Iron Age: The Archaeological Evidence and the Literary Tradition / James D. Muhly 23

The Mediterranean Economy: "Globalization" at the End of the Second Millennium B.C.E. / Susan Sherratt 37

The Patrimonial Kingdom of Solomon / Lawrence E. Stager 63

City-States to States: Polity Dynamics in the 10th-9th Centuries B.C.E. / Israel Finkelstein 75

Remarks on Biblical Traditions and Archaeological Evidence concerning Early Israel / Amihai Mazar 85

Assyria's Expansion in the 8th and 7th Centuries and Its Long-Term Repercussions in the West / Simo Parpola 99

Egyptian Interventions in the Levant in Iron Age II / Kenneth A. Kitchen 113

Early Achaemenid Iran: New Considerations / David Stronach 133

Palestine among the Empires from the 4th to the 1st Century B.C.E.: Impact and Reaction / Doron Mendels 145

Temple or "Bet Marzeah"? / Manfred Bietak 155

Amarna and Later: Aspects of Social History / Anson F. Rainey 169

The Aegean and the Orient: Cultic Interactions / Trude Dothan 189

The Cult of Astarte in Cyprus / Vassos Karageorghis 215

False Dichotomies in Descriptions of Israelite Religion: A Problem, Its Origin, and a Proposed Solution / Ziony Zevit 223

Mesopotamian Imperialism and Israelite Religion: A Case Study from the Second Isaiah / Peter Machinist 237

When the Heavens Darkened: Yahweh, El, and the Divine Astral Family in Iron Age II Judah / Mark S. Smith 265

Israelite and Philistine Cult and the Archaeological Record in Iron Age II: The "Smoking Gun" Phenomenon / Seymour Gitin 279

Phoenician Cult Expressions in the Persian Period / Edouard Lipinski 297

The Phoenician Source of Palestinian Cults at the End of the Iron Age / Ephraim Stern 309

Late Israelite Astronomies and the Early Greeks / Baruch Halpern 323

The Jewish World and the Coming of Rome / John J. Collins 353

Helios and the Zodiac Cycle in Ancient Palestinian Synagogues / Jodi Magness 363

Nine Months among the Peasants in the Palestinian Highlands: An Anthropological Perspective on Local Religion in the Early Iron Age / Karel van der Toorn 393

Building Identity: The Four-Room House and the Israelite Mind / Shlomo Bunimovitz and Avraham Faust 411

Material Remains and Social Relations: Women's Culture in Agrarian Households of the Iron Age / Carol Meyers 425

The Clan-Based Economy of Biblical Israel / Baruch A. Levine 445

At Home with the Goddess / Susan Ackerman 455

The Family in Persian Period Judah: Some Textual Reflections / H. G. M. Williamson 469

Roman-Period Houses from the Galilee: Domestic Architecture and Gendered Spaces / Eric M. Meyers 487

Apocryphal Women: From Fiction to (Arti)fact / Amy-Jill Levine 501

Syro-Palestinian and Biblical Archaeology: Into the Next Millennium / William G. Dever 513

Jerusalem as a Royal and Cultic Center in the 10th-8th Centuries B.C.E. / David Ussishkin 529

Pt. I Historical and Political Landscape: The Levant and Beyond 539

Palace Economies in the Late Bronze Age and The Dark Age That Never Was (Iron Age I) 539

The Dynamics of Statehood (Iron Age II) 540

Imperial Interventions (The Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods) 544

Pt. II Religion and Distinction 544

Shadow-Boxing the Canaanites (The Late Bronze Age) 544

Emerging Forms and Practices (Iron Age I) 547

The Formative Period of State Religion (Iron Age II) 548

Cult - Coast and Interior (The Persian Period) 552

Romans, Jews, and Christians 552

Pt. III The History of the Family: Continuity and Change 555

Units and Cultural Unities (Iron Age I) 555

Household Economy (Iron Age II) 558

Families, Houses, and Homes (The Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods) 562

Special Public Lectures

App. I Opening of the Israel Museum Exhibit Thundering on High: Images of the Canaanite Storm God in Honor of the Albright/ASOR Centennial 569

App. II Greetings Presented at the Israel Exploration Society Reception on Behalf of the Archaeological Institutions in Israel Held at the Israel Museum 571

Index of Authors 577

Index of Scripture 586

Index of Ancient Texts 593

Description xvii, 596 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents Historical and political landscape -- Religion and distinction -- The history of the family.

Subjects Iron age -- Mediterranean Region -- Congresses.

Iron age -- Palestine -- Congresses.

Social structure -- Palestine -- History -- Congresses.

Families -- Palestine -- History -- Congresses.

Mediterranean Region -- Civilization -- Congresses.

Palestine -- Civilization -- Congresses.

Mediterranean Region -- Politics and government -- Congresses.

Palestine -- Religious life and customs -- Congresses.

Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities.

Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. lcgft

Alt Name Dever, William G.

Gitin, Seymour.

W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research.

American Schools of Oriental Research.

LC NO DE59 .C46 2000

Dewey No 930.1 22

OCLC # 53138485

ISBN 1575060817 (hc : alk. paper)

LCCN 2003021117

	Preface
	Opening Remarks: Greetings
	Islands in the Sea: Aegean Polities as Levantine Neighbors / Sarah P. Morris	3
	The Case of Ugarit and Carchemish: A Contrast / Annie Caubet	17
	Greece and Anatolia in the Early Iron Age: The Archaeological Evidence and the Literary Tradition / James D. Muhly	23
	The Mediterranean Economy: "Globalization" at the End of the Second Millennium B.C.E. / Susan Sherratt	37
	The Patrimonial Kingdom of Solomon / Lawrence E. Stager	63
	City-States to States: Polity Dynamics in the 10th-9th Centuries B.C.E. / Israel Finkelstein	75
	Remarks on Biblical Traditions and Archaeological Evidence concerning Early Israel / Amihai Mazar	85
	Assyria's Expansion in the 8th and 7th Centuries and Its Long-Term Repercussions in the West / Simo Parpola	99
	Egyptian Interventions in the Levant in Iron Age II / Kenneth A. Kitchen	113
	Early Achaemenid Iran: New Considerations / David Stronach	133
	Palestine among the Empires from the 4th to the 1st Century B.C.E.: Impact and Reaction / Doron Mendels	145
	Temple or "Bet Marzeah"? / Manfred Bietak	155
	Amarna and Later: Aspects of Social History / Anson F. Rainey	169
	The Aegean and the Orient: Cultic Interactions / Trude Dothan	189
	The Cult of Astarte in Cyprus / Vassos Karageorghis	215
	False Dichotomies in Descriptions of Israelite Religion: A Problem, Its Origin, and a Proposed Solution / Ziony Zevit	223
	Mesopotamian Imperialism and Israelite Religion: A Case Study from the Second Isaiah / Peter Machinist	237
	When the Heavens Darkened: Yahweh, El, and the Divine Astral Family in Iron Age II Judah / Mark S. Smith	265
	Israelite and Philistine Cult and the Archaeological Record in Iron Age II: The "Smoking Gun" Phenomenon / Seymour Gitin	279
	Phoenician Cult Expressions in the Persian Period / Edouard Lipinski	297
	The Phoenician Source of Palestinian Cults at the End of the Iron Age / Ephraim Stern	309
	Late Israelite Astronomies and the Early Greeks / Baruch Halpern	323
	The Jewish World and the Coming of Rome / John J. Collins	353
	Helios and the Zodiac Cycle in Ancient Palestinian Synagogues / Jodi Magness	363
	Nine Months among the Peasants in the Palestinian Highlands: An Anthropological Perspective on Local Religion in the Early Iron Age / Karel van der Toorn	393
	Building Identity: The Four-Room House and the Israelite Mind / Shlomo Bunimovitz and Avraham Faust	411
	Material Remains and Social Relations: Women's Culture in Agrarian Households of the Iron Age / Carol Meyers	425
	The Clan-Based Economy of Biblical Israel / Baruch A. Levine	445
	At Home with the Goddess / Susan Ackerman	455
	The Family in Persian Period Judah: Some Textual Reflections / H. G. M. Williamson	469
	Roman-Period Houses from the Galilee: Domestic Architecture and Gendered Spaces / Eric M. Meyers	487
	Apocryphal Women: From Fiction to (Arti)fact / Amy-Jill Levine	501
	Syro-Palestinian and Biblical Archaeology: Into the Next Millennium / William G. Dever	513
	Jerusalem as a Royal and Cultic Center in the 10th-8th Centuries B.C.E. / David Ussishkin	529
Pt. I	Historical and Political Landscape: The Levant and Beyond	539
	Palace Economies in the Late Bronze Age and The Dark Age That Never Was (Iron Age I)	539
	The Dynamics of Statehood (Iron Age II)	540
	Imperial Interventions (The Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods)	544
Pt. II	Religion and Distinction	544
	Shadow-Boxing the Canaanites (The Late Bronze Age)	544
	Emerging Forms and Practices (Iron Age I)	547
	The Formative Period of State Religion (Iron Age II)	548
	Cult - Coast and Interior (The Persian Period)	552
	Romans, Jews, and Christians	552
Pt. III	The History of the Family: Continuity and Change	555
	Units and Cultural Unities (Iron Age I)	555
	Household Economy (Iron Age II)	558
	Families, Houses, and Homes (The Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods)	562
	Special Public Lectures
App. I	Opening of the Israel Museum Exhibit Thundering on High: Images of the Canaanite Storm God in Honor of the Albright/ASOR Centennial	569
App. II	Greetings Presented at the Israel Exploration Society Reception on Behalf of the Archaeological Institutions in Israel Held at the Israel Museum	571
	Index of Authors	577
	Index of Scripture	586
	Index of Ancient Texts	593

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