About Edom and Idumea in the Persian Period
Recent Research and Approaches from Archaeology, Hebrew Bible Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
edited by Benedikt Hensel, Ehud Ben Zvi and Diana V. Edelman
Hardback (Published)
(May 2022)
ISBN: 9781800501331
8.27 x 10.79 inches
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This volume highlights and advances new developments in studies of the regions of Idumea and Edom and their inhabitants during the Persian period.
This volume highlights and advances new developments in the study of Edom and Idumea in eighteen essays written by researchers from different disciplines (History, Archaeology, Assyriology, Epigraphy, Memory Studies, and Hebrew Bible studies). The topics examined include the emergence of Idumea, the evolution of Edomite/Idumean identity, the impact of the Arabian trade on the region, comparative and regional studies of Idumea and Judah, studies of specific sites, artifacts, epigraphic and literary sources, and a section on literary and ideological constructions and memories of “Edom” reflected in the Hebrew Bible. This volume is a “go-to” place for all who are interested in the current state of research about these matters.
Table of Contents Introduction Edom and Idumea in the Persian Period: An Introduction to the Volume Part I: Overviews 1. The Complexity of a Site: “Edom” in Persian Period from the Perspectives of Historical Research, Hebrew Bible Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2. Edom in the Persian Period, Relations with the Negev, and the Arabian Trade: The Archaeological Evidence 3. The Genesis of Idumea 4. The Evolution of an Edomite/Idumean Identity: Hellenistic Maresha as a Case Study Part II: Case Studies – Idumea and Judah 5. Edom in Judah: Identity and Social Entanglement in the Late Iron Age Negev 6. Dry Climate During the Early Persian Period and Its Impact on the Establishment of Idumea 7. A Tale of Two Provinces: Judah and Edom During the Persian Period Part II: Case Studies – Edom and Idumea: Sites and Artifacts 8. Idumean in Light of the Votive Deposits of Terracotta Figurines 9. A Monumental Hellenistic-Period Ritual Compound in Upper Idumea: New Findings from Ḥorbat ʿAmuda Part II: Case Studies – Edom and Idumea from Epigraphic and Literary Sources 10. Edom in the Nabonidus Chronicle: A Land Conquered or a Vassal Defended? A Reappraisal of the Annexation of North Arabia by the Late Babylonian Empire 11. Have There Been Prophets in Edom? An Ostracon from Ḥorvat ‘Uza Once More 12. Economic and Administrative Realia of Rural Idumea at the End of the Persian Period 13. The Aramaic Divination Texts Part III: Literary Constructions of “Edom”: The Hebrew Bible Traditions 14. Edom as a Complex Site of Memory among the Literati of Late Persian/early Hellenistic Judah: Some Observations 15. Think Positive! How the Positive Portrayal of Edom in Late Biblical Texts Leads to New Perspectives on Understanding the Literary History of Genesis, Deuteronomy, and Chronicles 16. The “Edom Texts” in Samuel–Kings in Inner- and Extrabiblical Perspective 17. Late Historical Edom and Reading Edom, Seir, and Esau in the Prophetic Literature through Persian Lenses: Preliminary Observations 18. The Contribution of Chronicles to the Memory Argument about Edom as Reflected in the Core Repertoire of the Yehudite Literati of the Late Persian/Early Hellenistic Period Index of Sources
Subject Index457-470
- Edited by Benedikt Hensel
- Edited by Ehud Ben Zvi
- Edited by Diana V. Edelman
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