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The Archaeology of Israelite Society in Iron Age II

Faust, Avraham·2012·Penn State University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1515/9781575066738
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Referring to several important introductory books written about the archaeology of the land of Israel, William Dever once stated: “However adequate these may be as introductions to the basic data, none makes any attempt to organize the data in terms of social structure. . . . This is a serious deficiency in Syro-Palestinian and biblical archaeology, when one considers that the general field of archaeology has been moving toward social archaeology for 20 years or more. (Dever, “Social Structure in Palestine in the Iron Age II Period on the Eve of Destruction,” in The Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land [ed. T. E. Levy, London, 1995, p. 416]). Lack of discussion of social questions has characterized the archaeology of the land of Israel for some time, even though around the world these questions constitute an important component of archaeological research (see, for instance, the work of Renfrew, Flannery, Gibbon, Blanton, Dark, Bahn, Hodder, Trigger, and many others). The Archaeology of Israelite Society in Iron Age II fills this gap and analyzes the structure of society in the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah from an archaeological viewpoint. It also applies models and theories from the field of social and cognitive archaeology, using the tools of various social-science disciplines (anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, and so on). Due to his ability to use what is probably the largest archaeological data set in the world—hundreds of planned excavations, thous…

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  • Domestic religion was, in particular, the responsibility of women, who more fully occupied the four-room house, the typical Israelite house.

    “Domestic religion was, in particular, the responsibility of women, who more fully occupied the four-room house, as the typical Israelite house is known.”

    From Women in Israelite Religion: The State of Research Is All New Research (2019) · cites this paper as Faust 2012, pp. 213-29

  • The layout of the four-room house may have allowed for privacy and seclusion while facilitating access to women's work areas.

    “The layout of the four-room house may have allowed for privacy and seclusion while facilitating access to women's work areas (see Faust and Bunimovitz 2003, p. 29;Faust 2012, pp. 223-24;Faust and Katz 2017, pp. 13-16).”

    From Women in Israelite Religion: The State of Research Is All New Research (2019) · cites this paper as Faust 2012

  • The four-room house was both women's place of residence and their primary workplace, where they managed the storage of food products, fuels, and other necessities, the production of textiles and clothing, and the preparation of meals for daily consumption and for festivals and ritual celebrations.

    “It was both their place of residence and their primary workplace, where they managed the storage of food products, fuels, and other necessities, the production of textiles and clothing, and the preparation of meals for daily consumption and for festivals and ritual celebrations (Dever 2012, pp. 142-205;Faust 2012, pp. 213-29;Faust and Bunimovitz 2014;Meyers 2014).”

    From Women in Israelite Religion: The State of Research Is All New Research (2019) · cites this paper as Faust 2012

  • The word qbr indexes the royal elite and upper class of Judean society.

    “The indexical significance of the word qbr is that it is aligned with the royal elite and upper class of Judean society.”

    From Unrecognized Prophetic Ostracon from Ḥorvat ʿUza (2021) · cites this paper as Faust 2012

  • The family tomb symbolized ancestral and generational continuity, permanence, and identity.

    “The family tomb was symbolic of ancestral and generational continuity, permanence, and identity (Faust 2012).”

    From Unrecognized Prophetic Ostracon from Ḥorvat ʿUza (2021) · cites this paper as Faust 2012

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Authors
Faust, A.
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Faust, Avraham
ORCID
Faust, Avraham
Venue
Penn State University Press eBooks
Publisher
Penn State University Press
Published
2012-06-22
DOI
10.1515/9781575066738
OpenAlex
W4297976532
Cited by
30
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FWCI
7.19
Type
book
Language
en
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closed
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Penn State University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeology and Historical Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
Keywords
Israelite society, Iron Age II, social structure, socioeconomic stratification, ancient Israel, ancient Judah, social archaeology, cognitive archaeology, wealth and status, Levites, social control, social cohesion, social conflict

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