James K Hoffmeier
Biographic Data
| ID | 6042772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James K Hoffmeier |
| GIVEN NAMES | James K |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoffmeier |
| SIGNATURE | HOFFMEIER J K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity International University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Kenneth A. Kitchen 1932–2025
A Possible Location in Northwest Sinai for the Sea and Land Battles between the Sea Peoples and Ramesses III
The naval invasion of Egypt during the reign of Ramesses III by the Sea Peoples, coupled with the land invasion, represent critical events in ancient Egyptian history. This study explores a location for the maritime conflict, based on recent archaeological and palaeo-environmental investigations of the northwestern Sinai. Where the land battle occurred is hotly debated in light of new, putative evidence that the Philistines originated from northe…
“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”
The Hebrew Scriptures consider the exodus from Egypt to be Israel's formative and foundational event. Indeed, the Bible offers no other explanation for Israel's origin as a people. It is also true that no contemporary record regarding a man named Moses or the Israelites generally, either living in or leaving Egypt has been found. Hence, many biblical scholars and archaeologists take a skeptical attitude, dismissing the exodus from the realm of hi…
“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”
The Hebrew Scriptures consider the exodus from Egypt to be Israel's formative and foundational event. Indeed, the Bible offers no other explanation for Israel s origin as a people. It is also true that no contemporary record regarding a man named Moses or the Israelites generally, either living in or leaving Egypt has been found. Hence, many biblical scholars and archaeologists take a skeptical attitude, dismissing the exodus from the realm of hi…
Which Way Out of Egypt? Physical Geography Related to the Exodus Itinerary
Egyptologists and the Israelite Exodus from Egypt
Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism
The Hymns to Aten
New Light on the Amarna Period from North Sinai
Since 1999 investigations at Tell el-Borg in North Sinai have uncovered significant material from the Amarna period. In addition to pottery from this period, several wine jar seals and other small objects mention the names of members of the royal family of Akhetaten. Particularly interesting is a seal impression with the cartouche of Neferneferuaten followed by the epithet Akhetenhyes, adding a further occurrence to the dossier of this enigmatic …
The Search for Migdol of the New Kingdom and Exodus 14
The place name Migdol occurs as an Egyptian eastern border site in the books of the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and it is found again in the exodus itinerary. This study will review recent archaeological data from north Sinai that bear on the identification of this topponym. As it turns out, over the 1500 years for which the name of the site is attested in Christian, Roman, Greek, Assyrian, Hebrew and Egyptian sources, the location moved more …
A new fragmentary relief of King Ankhkheperure from Tell el-Borg (Sinai)
Many questions surround the identity of the Amarna Period royal figures who succeeded Akhenaten. The recent discovery of an uninscribed fragmentary relief of one of these shadowy figures at Tell el-Borg, north Sinai, is treated in detail. On stylistic grounds, the image appears not to be that of Akhenaten or Tutankhamun, thus opening the door to the possibility that it is Ankhkheperure. This possibility is enhanced by the fact that the name of th…
The Campaign of Pharaoh Shoshenq I into Palestine . Kevin A. Wilson
"The Walls of the Ruler" in Egyptian Literature and the Archaeological Record
The "Walls of the Ruler" have long been thought to be part of Egypt's eastern frontier defense system from the early part of the second millennium B.C. Known only from Egyptian texts, any such network during this period is currently not verified by archaeological evidence. The route between Egypt and Canaan in the second millennium B.C. is believed to have run along the northern coast of Sinai. Recent archaeological and geomorphological work in N…
Aspects of Egyptian Foreign Policy in the 18th Dynasty in Western Asia and Nubia
Tell el-Borg on Egypt's Eastern Frontier
A New Military Site on ‘The ways of Horus’-Tell El-Borg 1999–2001
This is a preliminary report of the archaeological excavations at Tell el-Borg, North Sinai, from 1999-2001. Tell el-Borg is a New Kingdom military site on Egypt's frontier with Sinai and was most likely one of the forts on the 'Ways of Horus'. Blocks from a temple of Ramesses II were uncovered, as well as tombs from the late Eighteenth to early Nineteenth Dynasties. Two separate mud-brick forts were also uncovered that appear to date to the Eigh…
Les chevaux du Nouvel Empire égyptien
The Use of Basalt in Floors of Old Kingdom Pyramid Temples
feature of the funerary complex which has been recognized by scholars but has not been taken into account when formulating theories on the function of the lower and upper temples. In the two temples of Khafre, a variety of stone more precious than local limestone is used for the floor;2 viz., red Aswan granite and travertine or Egyptian alabaster. Holscher thought that some of the smaller rooms were
Egypt, Plagues in
The series of nine plagues (maggepōt), also called signs (ʾotōt) and wonders (mōpetîm), climaxing with the tenth plague, the death of the eldest son (i.e. Passover), which Yahweh brought on Egypt to move the obdurate pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt (Exod 7:14–12:32). These events play
Popular Religion in Egypt during the New Kingdom
James Weinstein's ‘Egypt and the Middle Bronze IIC/Late Bronze IA Transition’
Some Thoughts on William G. Dever's “‘Hyksos’, Egyptian Destructions, and the End of the Palestinian Middle Bronze Age”
It was my desire in writing the article that appeared in Levant XXI (Hoffmeier Ig8g) to open a dialogue between Egyptologists and SyroPalestinian archaeologists at a period where our disciplines converge, viz. 16th-15th centuries B.C. Neither a hidden agenda nor revisionist view of the history of the I6th15th centuries B.C. for the eastern Mediterranean was offered. By training I am an Egyptologist; however, the questions raised in Levant XXI (cf…
Reconsidering Egypt’s Part in the Termination of the Middle Bronze Age in Palestine
(1989). Reconsidering Egypt’s Part in the Termination of the Middle Bronze Age in Palestine. Levant: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 181-193.
Fecundity Figures
A Relief of a 'Chief of the Gang' from Deir el-Medineh at Wheaton College, Illinois
The Use of Basalt in Floors of Old Kingdom Pyramid Temples
feature of the funerary complex which has been recognized by scholars but has not been taken into account when formulating theories on the function of the lower and upper temples. In the two temples of Khafre, a variety of stone more precious than local limestone is used for the floor;2 viz., red Aswan granite and travertine or Egyptian alabaster. Holscher thought that some of the smaller rooms were
Observations on the Evolving Chariot Wheel in the 18th Dynasty
It is generally believed that horse-drawn chariot was introduced into Egypt by Hyksos, and that it originated somewhere in area of Syria-Palestine.1 Egyptian literary references to chariots occur as early as reigns of Kamose,2 17th Dynasty king who took first steps in freeing Egypt from Hyksos, and Ahmose,3 founder of 18th Dynasty. Pictorial representations, however, do not appear until slightly later in 18th Dynasty. Two of earliest scenes are f…
A Relief of a 'Chief of the Gang' from Deir el-Medineh at Wheaton College, Illinois
A relief of a ‘Chief of the Gang’ from Deir El-Medineh at Wheaton College, Illinois
Publication of Chicago 01 17370, a limestone relief fragment on indefinite loan to Wheaton College. The man depicted on it, whose name is only partly preserved, is identified by the author as Neferhotep the Younger, who was ‘Chief of the Gang’ from late in the reign of Ramesses II into that of Seti II
Reconsidering Egypt’s Part in the Termination of the Middle Bronze Age in Palestine
(1989). Reconsidering Egypt’s Part in the Termination of the Middle Bronze Age in Palestine. Levant: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 181-193.
Fecundity Figures
Some Thoughts on William G. Dever's “‘Hyksos’, Egyptian Destructions, and the End of the Palestinian Middle Bronze Age”
It was my desire in writing the article that appeared in Levant XXI (Hoffmeier Ig8g) to open a dialogue between Egyptologists and SyroPalestinian archaeologists at a period where our disciplines converge, viz. 16th-15th centuries B.C. Neither a hidden agenda nor revisionist view of the history of the I6th15th centuries B.C. for the eastern Mediterranean was offered. By training I am an Egyptologist; however, the questions raised in Levant XXI (cf…
James Weinstein's ‘Egypt and the Middle Bronze IIC/Late Bronze IA Transition’
Egypt, Plagues in
The series of nine plagues (maggepōt), also called signs (ʾotōt) and wonders (mōpetîm), climaxing with the tenth plague, the death of the eldest son (i.e. Passover), which Yahweh brought on Egypt to move the obdurate pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt (Exod 7:14–12:32). These events play
Popular Religion in Egypt during the New Kingdom
The Use of Basalt in Floors of Old Kingdom Pyramid Temples
feature of the funerary complex which has been recognized by scholars but has not been taken into account when formulating theories on the function of the lower and upper temples. In the two temples of Khafre, a variety of stone more precious than local limestone is used for the floor;2 viz., red Aswan granite and travertine or Egyptian alabaster. Holscher thought that some of the smaller rooms were
Les chevaux du Nouvel Empire égyptien
A New Military Site on ‘The ways of Horus’-Tell El-Borg 1999–2001
This is a preliminary report of the archaeological excavations at Tell el-Borg, North Sinai, from 1999-2001. Tell el-Borg is a New Kingdom military site on Egypt's frontier with Sinai and was most likely one of the forts on the 'Ways of Horus'. Blocks from a temple of Ramesses II were uncovered, as well as tombs from the late Eighteenth to early Nineteenth Dynasties. Two separate mud-brick forts were also uncovered that appear to date to the Eigh…
Aspects of Egyptian Foreign Policy in the 18th Dynasty in Western Asia and Nubia
Tell el-Borg on Egypt's Eastern Frontier
"The Walls of the Ruler" in Egyptian Literature and the Archaeological Record
The "Walls of the Ruler" have long been thought to be part of Egypt's eastern frontier defense system from the early part of the second millennium B.C. Known only from Egyptian texts, any such network during this period is currently not verified by archaeological evidence. The route between Egypt and Canaan in the second millennium B.C. is believed to have run along the northern coast of Sinai. Recent archaeological and geomorphological work in N…
A new fragmentary relief of King Ankhkheperure from Tell el-Borg (Sinai)
Many questions surround the identity of the Amarna Period royal figures who succeeded Akhenaten. The recent discovery of an uninscribed fragmentary relief of one of these shadowy figures at Tell el-Borg, north Sinai, is treated in detail. On stylistic grounds, the image appears not to be that of Akhenaten or Tutankhamun, thus opening the door to the possibility that it is Ankhkheperure. This possibility is enhanced by the fact that the name of th…
The Campaign of Pharaoh Shoshenq I into Palestine . Kevin A. Wilson
The Search for Migdol of the New Kingdom and Exodus 14
The place name Migdol occurs as an Egyptian eastern border site in the books of the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and it is found again in the exodus itinerary. This study will review recent archaeological data from north Sinai that bear on the identification of this topponym. As it turns out, over the 1500 years for which the name of the site is attested in Christian, Roman, Greek, Assyrian, Hebrew and Egyptian sources, the location moved more …
New Light on the Amarna Period from North Sinai
Since 1999 investigations at Tell el-Borg in North Sinai have uncovered significant material from the Amarna period. In addition to pottery from this period, several wine jar seals and other small objects mention the names of members of the royal family of Akhetaten. Particularly interesting is a seal impression with the cartouche of Neferneferuaten followed by the epithet Akhetenhyes, adding a further occurrence to the dossier of this enigmatic …
Which Way Out of Egypt? Physical Geography Related to the Exodus Itinerary
Egyptologists and the Israelite Exodus from Egypt
Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism
The Hymns to Aten
“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”
The Hebrew Scriptures consider the exodus from Egypt to be Israel's formative and foundational event. Indeed, the Bible offers no other explanation for Israel's origin as a people. It is also true that no contemporary record regarding a man named Moses or the Israelites generally, either living in or leaving Egypt has been found. Hence, many biblical scholars and archaeologists take a skeptical attitude, dismissing the exodus from the realm of hi…
“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”
The Hebrew Scriptures consider the exodus from Egypt to be Israel's formative and foundational event. Indeed, the Bible offers no other explanation for Israel s origin as a people. It is also true that no contemporary record regarding a man named Moses or the Israelites generally, either living in or leaving Egypt has been found. Hence, many biblical scholars and archaeologists take a skeptical attitude, dismissing the exodus from the realm of hi…
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