The Origins of the Ancient Israelite States

Abstract

Introduction / Philip R. Davies -- Opening Remarks / Volkmar Fritz -- Historiography of Ancient Palestine and Early Jewish Historiography: W.G. Dever and the Not So New Biblical Archaeology / Thomas L. Thompson -- The Construction of the Davidic State: An Exercise in Historiography / Baruch Halpern -- Sociological and Biblical Views of the Early State / Christa Schafer-Lichtenberger -- From Patronage Society to Patronage Society / Niels Peter Lemche -- Bare Bones: Putting Flesh on the Economics of Ancient Israel / David Hopkins -- Saul ben Kish in History and Tradition / Diana Edelman -- Re-Reading Samuel (historically): 'Etwas mehr Nichtwissen' / Graeme Auld -- Sources and Composition in the History of David / Nadav Na'aman -- Monarchy and Re-urbanization: A New Look at Solomon's Kingdom / Volkmar Fritz -- The 'Ban' in the Age of the Early Kings / Walter Dietrich.