文档介绍：Archaeology and the Religions of Canaan and Israel
ASOR Books Volume 7
Victor Matthews, editor
Billie Jean Collins
ASOR Director of Publications
ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE RELIGIONS
OF CANAAN AND ISRAEL
by
Beth Alpert Nakhai
American Schools of Oriental Research • Boston, MA
ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE RELIGIONS
OF CANAAN AND ISRAEL
Copyright © 2001
The American Schools of Oriental Research
Cover illustration: Reconstruction of the contents of the 13th century
sanctuary at Hazor. Photo courtesy of David Harris.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nakhai, Beth Alpert, 1951-
Archaeology and the religions of Canaan and Israel / by Beth Alpert Nakhai.
p. cm. -- (ASOR books ; v. 7)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-89757-057-X
1. Palestine--Antiquities. 2. Temples--Palestine. 3. Excavations
(Archaeology)--Palestine. 4. Sacrifice--Biblical teaching. 5. Bible.
.--Social scientific criticism. 6. Canaanites--Religion. 7. Bronze
age--Palestine. I. Title. II. Series.
.N35 2001
933--dc21
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper.
Dedicated to Farzad and Mandana, with much love
CONTENTS
List of Maps viii
Abbreviations ix
Preface x
Introduction 1
1 Survey of Previous Scholarship 5
2 The Contribution of Social Sciences to the Study of Religion 19
3 The Textual Evidence 39
4 The Middle Bronze Age 81
5 The Late Bronze Age 119
6 Israelite Sacred Places of the Iron Age 161
7 Conclusions 201
References 205
Index 253
vii
LIST OF MAPS
Fig. 1 Map showing the location of Middle Bronze Age sites 85
Fig. 2 Detailed map showing the location of MBA sites 86
Fig. 3 Map showing the location of Late Bronze Age sites 120
Fig. 4 Map showing the location of Iron Age sites 169
viii
ABBREVIATIONS
Dtn Deut 12–26
DH Deuteronomistic Historians (Deut,
Josh, Judg, 1–2 Sam, 1–2 Kgs)
KK 1 Kgs 5:22–2 Kgs 25
JYahwist
E Elohist
P Priestly
DDeuteronomistic
SSK 4 1 Sam, 2 Sam, 1 Kgs 1–