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Scribes and Schools in Monarchic Judah, Second Edition: A Socio-archeological Approach

A Socio-archaeological Approach

by David W. Jamieson-Drake

  • Paperback
  • 248 pages
  • Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

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This highly original study locates the question of scribes and scribal schools in monarchic Judah in a socio-archaeological context. It departs from earlier studies by assigning priority to interpreting archaeological data within a broad interdisciplinary framework before trying to assess biblical and epigraphic sources. The book provides an analysis of data on settlement, public works, and luxury items in order to produce an archaeologically based picture of the development of state level administrative systems in Judah. The study questions the consensus that the Judahite monarchy became a state at some point in the tenth century BCE. The evidence for the increase in population, building, production, centralization and specialization in the eighth century suggests that Judah did not function as a state before the eighth century BCE. This incisive study challenges the assumption of widespread literacy and the traditional picture of the development of the Judahite monarchy. This volume is a reprint of the 1991 edition with a new preface by Keith W. Whitelam setting the work in the context of recent debates on the history of ancient Israel.
Scribes and Schools in Monarchic Judah, Second Edition: A Socio-archeological Approach and Reflections On The Psalms
Reflections On The PsalmsScribes and Schools in Monarchic Judah, Second Edition: A Socio-archeological Approach

  • Author

    David W. Jamieson-Drake

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd

  • Published

    May 2010

  • Weight

    355g

  • Page Count

    248

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781906055486

  • ISBN-10

    1906055483

  • Eden Code

    3976980

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