Dinner at Dan : biblical and archaeological evidence for sacred feasts at Iron Age II Tel Dan and their significance /

Dinner at Dan : biblical and archaeological evidence for sacred feasts at Iron Age II Tel Dan and their significance /

In Dinner at Dan , Jonathan S. Greer provides biblical and archaeological evidence for sacred feasting at the Levantine site of Tel Dan from the late 10th century - mid-8th century BCE. Biblical texts are argued to reflect a Yahwistic and traditional religious context for these feasts and a fresh an...

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Main Author: Greer, Jonathan S.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 66.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

Subjects:

Fasts and feasts > Judaism > History.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Israel > Dan (Extinct city)
Judaism > History > To 70 A.D.
Jews > History > To 70 A.D.

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Call Number: BM690 .G74 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Unanswered Questions and the Power of a Feast
  • Chapter 2. Biblical Perspectives on the Northern Cult in the Monarchic Period
  • Chapter 3. Archaeological Evidence of Sacred Feasts at Tel Dan
  • Chapter 4. A Synthetic Analysis of Sacred Feasts at Israelite Dan
  • Chapter 5. Conclusions: Kingdom, Past, and Realpolitik at Monarchic Dan
  • Appendix: Cooking Pot Rim Profiles by Deposit
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Names and Subject Index
  • Ancient Sources Index.