The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Isreal and the Origin of Sacred Texts (57 page)

On Canaan in the Amarna period in particular and the Late Bronze Age in general:

See above, in the bibliography to
Chapter 2
.

Finkelstein, I. 1996. The Territorio-Political System of Canaan in the Late Bronze Age,
Ugarit-Forschungen
28: 221–255.

Naaman, N. 1997. The Network of Canaanite Late Bronze Kingdoms and the City of Ashdod.
Ugarit-Forschungen
29: 599–626.

Singer in the bibliography to
Chapter 2
.

On the Peaceful Infiltration theory:

Alt, A. 1966.
Essays on Old Testament History and Religion.
Oxford: 135–139.

Alt, A. 1953.
Kleine Schriften zur Geschichte des Volkes Israel, I.
München: 256–273.

Aharoni, Y. 1976. Nothing Early and Nothing Late. Re-writing Israel’s Conquest.
Biblical Archaeologist
39: 55–76.

On the Peasant Revolt theory:

Mendenhall, G. E. 1962. The Hebrew Conquest of Palestine.
Biblical Archaeologist
25: 66–87.

Gottwald, N. K. 1979.
The Tribes of Yahweh.
New York.

Current views on the rise of early Israel:

Coote, R. B. and Whitelam, K. W. 1987.
The Emergence of Early Israel in Historical Perspective.
Sheffield.

Dever, W. G. 1995. Ceramics, Ethnicity, and the Question of Israel’s Origins.
Biblical Archaeologist
58: 200–13.

Finkelstein in the bibliography to
Chapter 3
,
The Archaeology.

Finkelstein, I. 1995. The Great Transformation: The ‘Conquest’ of the Highlands Frontiers and the Rise of the Territorial States. In: Levy, T. E. (editor).
The Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land.
London: 349–365.

Finkelstein, I. 1996. Ethnicity and Origin of the Iron I Settlers in the Highlands of Canaan: Can the Real Israel Stand Up?
Biblical Archaeologist
59: 198–212.

Finkelstein, I. and Naaman, N. (editors). 1994.
From Nomadism to Monarchy: Archaeological and Historical Aspects of Early Israel.
Jerusalem.

Lemche, N. P. 1985.
Early Israel.
Leiden.

Stager, L. E. 1985. The Archaeology of the Family in Ancient Israel.
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
260: 1–35.

On the Apiru and the Shosu:

Giveon, R. 1971.
Les bédouins Shosou des documents égyptiens.
Leiden.

Greenberg, M. 1955.
The Hab/piru.
New Haven.

Rowton, M. B. 1976. Dimorphic Structure and the Problem of the
Apiru-Ibrim. Journal of Near Eastern Studies
35: 13–20.

Naaman, N. 1986. Habiru and Hebrews: The Transfer of a Social Term to the Literary Sphere.
Journal of Near Eastern Studies
45: 271–288.

Rainey, A. F. 1995. Unruly Elements in Late Bronze Canaanite Society. In: Wright, D.P., Freedman, D.N. and Hurvitz, A. (editors).
Pomegranates and Golden Bells.
Winona Lake: 481–496.

Ward, W. A. 1972. The Shasu “Bedouin”. Notes on a Recent Publication.
Journal of the Economy and Social History of the Orient
15: 35–60.

Commentary on the book of Judges:

Boling, R. G. 1975.
Judges.
New York.

Commentaries on the books of Samuel and I Kings:

McCarter, K. P. 1980.
I Samuel.
Garden City.

McCarter, K. P. 1984.
II Samuel.
Garden City.

Gray, J. 1970.
I and II Kings, A Commentary.
London.

On the united monarchy, David and Solomon:

Fritz, V. and Davies, P. 1996.
The Origins of the Ancient Israelite States.
Sheffield.

Halpern, B. 2001.
David’s Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King.
Grand Rapids.

Handy, L. K. (editor) 1997.
The Age of Solomon.
Leiden.

Knauf, E. A. 1991. King Solomon’s Copper Supply. In: Lipinski, E. (editor).
Phoenicia and the Bible.
Leuven: 167–186.

Niemann, H. M. 2000. Megiddo and Solomon—A Biblical Investigation in Relation to Archaeology.
Tel Aviv
27: 59–72.

The “minimalist” view on the united monarchy:

See in the bibliography to the Introduction

The conventional theory on the archaeology of the United Monarchy:

Dever, W. G. 1990.
Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Biblical Research.
Seattle: 85–117.

Kenyon, K. 1971.
Royal Cities of the Old Testatment.
New York: 53–70.

Mazar, A. 1997. Iron Age Chronology: A Reply to I. Finkelstein.
Levant
29: 155–165.

Ussishkin, D. 1973. King Solomon’s Palaces.
Biblical Archaeologist
36: 78–105.

Yadin, Y. 1970. Megiddo of the Kings of Israel.
Biblical Archaeologist
33: 66–96.

Yadin, Y. 1972.
Hazor.
London: 147–164.

Yadin, Y. 1975.
Hazor: The Discovery of a Great Citadel of the Bible.
London: 147–248.

On the “Low Chronology” for the Iron Age strata:

Finkelstein, I. 1996. The Archaeology of the United Monarchy: An Alternative View.
Levant
28:177–187.

Finkelstein, I. 1998. Bible Archaeology or Archaeology of Palestine in the Iron Age? A Rejoinder.
Levant
30:167–174.

On the settlement patterns in Judah:

Ofer, A. 1994. ‘All the Hill Country of Judah’: From Settlement Fringe to a Prosperous Monarchy. In: Finkelstein, I. and Naaman, N. (editors).
From Nomadism to Monarchy, Archaeological and Historical Aspects of Early Israel.
Jerusalem: 92–121.

On Jerusalem in the period of the united monarchy:

Cahill, J. 1998. David’s Jerusalem, Fiction or Reality? The Archaeological Evidence Proves it.
Biblical Archaeology Review
24/4: 34–41.

Steiner, M. 1998. David’s Jerusalem, Fiction or Reality? It’s Not There: Archaeology Proves a Negative.
Biblical Archaeology Review
24/4: 26–33, 62.

Ussishkin, D. Forthcoming. Solomon’s Jerusalem: The Text and the Facts on the Ground.
Tel Aviv.

Knauf, E. A. 2000. Jerusalem in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Periods: A Proposal.
Tel Aviv
27: 73–89.

On the Tel Dan inscription:

Biran, A. and Naveh, J. 1995. The Tel Dan Inscription: A New Fragment.
Israel Exploration Journal
45: 1–18.

Halpern, B. 1994. The Stela from Dan: Epigraphic and Historical Considerations.
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
296:63–80.

Lemaire, A. 1998. The Tel Dan Stela as a Piece of Royal Historiography.
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
81: 3–14.

Schniedewind, W. M. 1996. Tel Dan Stela: New Light on Aramaic and Jehu’s Revolt.
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
302:75–90.

Yamada, S. 1995. Aram-Israel Relations as Reflected in the Aramaic Inscription from Tel Dan.
Ugarit-Forschungen
27:611–625.

On the Philistines:

See bibliography on the Sea Peoples in
Chapter 3
above.

On North vs. South in the central hill country during the millennia:

See Finkelstein 1995 in the bibliography to
Chapter 4
.

On the hill country in the Amarna period:

See Finkelstein 1996 and Naaman 1997 in the bibliography to
Chapter 3
above.

Naaman, N. 1992. Canaanite Jerusalem and its Central Hill Country Neighbours in the Second Millennium B.C.E.
Ugarit-Forschungen
24: 277–291.

On state formation in the Levant:

Finkelstein, I. 1999. State Formation in Israel and Judah: A Contrast in Context, A Contrast in Trajectory.
Near Eastern Archaeology
62: 35–52.

Marfoe, L. 1979. The Integrative Transformation: Patterns of Socio-political Organization in Southern Syria.
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
234: 1–42.

On the campaign of Pharaoh Shishak:

Kitchen, K. A. 1973.
The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt.
Warminster: 293–300.

Mazar in the bibliography to
Chapter 1
: 139–150.

Commentary on II Kings:

Cogan, M. and Tadmor, H. 1988.
II Kings.
Garden City.

On the Mesha stele:

Dearman, J. A. (editor). 1989.
Studies in the Mesha Inscription and Moab.
Atlanta.

Naaman, N. 1997. King Mesha and the Foundation of the Moabite Monarchy.
Israel Exploration Journal
47: 83–92.

Smelik, K. A. D. 1992.
Converting the Past, Studies in Ancient Israelite and Moabite Historiography.
Leiden: 59–92.

On the Tel Dan inscription:

See the bibliography to
Chapter 5
.

On Samaria:

See Kenyon,
Royal Cities,
the bibliography to
Chapter 5
.

On ninth century Megiddo and Hazor according to Yadin:

Yadin’s items in the bibliography to
Chapter 5
.

On the Iron II water systems:

Shiloh, Y. 1992. Underground Water Systems in the Land of Israel in the Iron Age. In: Kempinski, A. and Reich, R. (editors).
The Architecture of Ancient Israel from the Prehistoric to the Persian Periods.
Jerusalem: 275–293.

On the
bit-hilani
palaces:

See Ussishkin, King Solomon’s Palaces, in the bibliography to
Chapter 5
.

On Jezreel:

Naaman, N. 1997. Historical and Literary Notes on the Excavations of Tel Jezreel.
Tel Aviv
24: 122–128.

Ussishkin, D. and Woodhead, J. 1992. Excavations at Tel Jezreel 1990–1991: Preliminary Report,
Tel Aviv
19: 3–56.

Ussishkin, D. and Woodhead, J. 1994. Excavations at Tel Jezreel 1992–1993: Second Preliminary Report,
Levant
26: 1–71.

Ussishkin, D. and Woodhead, J. 1997. Excavations at Tel Jezreel 1994–1996: Third Preliminary Report,
Tel Aviv
24: 6–72.

Williamson, H. G. M. 1991. Jezreel in the Biblical Texts.
Tel Aviv
18: 72–92.

Zimhoni, O. 1997.
Studies in the Iron Age Pottery of Israel: Typological, Archaeological and Chronological Aspects.
Tel Aviv: 13–56.

On Proto-Aeolic capitals:

Shiloh, Y. 1979.
The Proto-Aeolic Capital and Israelite Ashlar Masonry (Qedem
11). Jerusalem.

On the Omride state:

Olivier, H. 1983. In Search of a Capital for the Northern Kingdom,
Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages
11: 117–132.

Schulte, H. 1994. The End of the Omride Dynasty: Social-Ethical Observations on the Subject of Power and Violence. In: Knight, D. A. (editor).
Ethics and Politics in the Hebrew Bible.
Atlanta: 133–148.

Timm, S. 1982.
Die Dynastie Omri.
Göttingen.

Williamson, H. G. M. 1996. Tel Jezreel and the Dynasty of Omri,
Palestine Exploration Quarterly
128: 41–51.

On the representation of the Omrides in the Deuteronomistic History:

Ishida, T. 1975. The House of Ahab,
Israel Exploration Journal
25: 135–137.

Whitley, C. F. 1952. The Deuteronomic Presentation of the House of Omri,
Vetus Testamentum
2: 137–152.

On Aram Damascus and the Arameans:

Dion, P.-E. 1997.
Les araméens à l’âge du fer.
Paris.

Lipinski, E. 2000.
The Arameans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion.
Leuven.

Pitard, W. T. 1987.
Ancient Damascus.
Winona Lake.

On Hazael and his war against Israel:

Lemaire, A. 1991. Hazaël de Damas, roi d’Aram. In: Charpin, D. and Joannès, F. (editors).
Marchands, diplomates et empereurs.
Paris: 91–108.

See bibliography on the Dan Stele in
Chapter 5
.

On Hazor and the north in the Iron Age II:

Finkelstein, I. 1999. Hazor and the North in the Iron Age: A Low Chronology Perspective.
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
314: 55–70.

On the excavations of Dan and Bethsaida:

Biran, A. 1994.
Biblical Dan.
Jerusalem.

Arav, R., Freund, R.A. and Shroder, J.F. 2000. Bethsaida Rediscovered: Long Lost City Found North of Galilee Shore.
Biblical Archaeology Review
26/1: 45–56.

On the Samaria ostraca:

Lemaire, A. 1977.
Inscriptions hébraiques I: Les ostraca.
Paris.

Rainey, A. F. 1967. The Samaria Ostraca in the Light of Fresh Evidence.
Palestine Exploration Quarterly
99: 32–41.

Shea, W.H. 1977. The Date and Significance of the Samaria Ostraca.
Israel Exploration Journal
27: 16–27.

On the population of Iron II Israel and Judah:

Broshi, M. and Finkelstein, I. 1992. The Population of Palestine in Iron Age II.
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
287: 47–60.

On the Megiddo “stables”: