Research Catalog

Title

The Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and archaeology / Daniel M. Master, editor in chief.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

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Details

Additional Authors

Master, Daniel M., 1971-

Description

2 volumes : illustrations; 29 cm.

Summary

"The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology represents a new way of conceiving of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies that allows the results of a wide cross-section of excavations and regional studies to contribute to the interpretation of the biblical text through an elucidation of the lifeways of the ancient world. The connection between archaeology and the Bible was forged by the discoveries of the nineteenth century, and archaeological finds became the primary catalyst for changes in biblical studies throughout the twentieth century. A distinct subfield, "Biblical Archaeology," as conceived by William Albright, arose to cope with the explosion in information recovered from expeditions of importance for biblical studies. For many years, under Albright's influence, the hybrid field of Biblical Archaeology had a life of its own in the United States and was considered a coherent discipline. But many outside of Albright's sphere were unsure whether this field was a division of biblical studies or part of the broader world of general archaeology and saw these two pursuits in some disciplinary tension. At the same time, biblical scholars grew increasingly skeptical that archaeology could provide context for the specific events of the biblical text. Individual excavations persisted, but work ceased to be framed by research designs derived from the questions of "Biblical Archaeology." Yet archaeologists of the last twenty years have continued to produce material for biblical studies that is too critical to be ignored: inscriptions such as the Tel Dan stele or Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon, debates on the chronology and stratigraphy of the 10th century BCE or the stratigraphy of the Shechem temple, and publications such as those of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem or Herodian Jericho. Shifts in archaeological theory and biblical scholarship now present new potential for rapprochement between archaeology and the Bible. Recent archaeological work has uncovered the lifeways of the biblical world and begun to suggest how understanding these lifeways transforms the reading of the biblical text. By going beyond mere architecture and chronology into the social organization of biblical society, the Encyclopedia is an important methodological breakthrough for the study of the Bible and archaeology."

Series Statement

Oxford encyclopedias of the Bible ; 2 v. set

Subjects

• Encyclopedias
• Excavations (Archaeology) > Palestine > Encyclopedias
• Bible > Antiquities > Encyclopedias
• Palestine > Antiquities > Encyclopedias

Genre/Form

Encyclopedias.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• English.

Contents

v. 1. AEL-INF -- v. 2. JER-WRI ; Chronology of the Southern Levant ; Topical outline of entries ; Directory of contributors ; Index.

Call Number

DS111.A2

ISBN

• 9780199846535
• 0199846537
• 9780199996551
• 0199996555
• 9780199996568
• 0199996563
• 9780199996575
• 0199996571

LCCN

• 2012042595
• 40022828411

OCLC

871036445

Title

The Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and archaeology / Daniel M. Master, editor in chief.

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Oxford encyclopedias of the Bible ; 2 v. set

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

English.

Added Author

Master, Daniel M., 1971-

Other Standard Identifier

40022828411

Research Call Number

Desk-JWS DS111.A2 O94 2013

*R-RMRR DS111.A2 O94 2013