Religion, Identity and the Origins of Ancient Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4762984 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenton L Sparks (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 587-614 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2007.00037.x |
| OpenAlex | W2040276779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 45 |
According to the Bible, early Israel originated as a group migrant slaves who escaped from Egypt, spent an extended time in the wilderness as pastoral nomads, and then fought their way into the highlands of Palestine. Because these events are not wholly confirmed by the archaeological and historical evidence, modern scholars are attempting to reconstruct Israel's early history on the basis of the archaeological evidence, ancient textual evidence, and a critical reading of the Bible. Scholars agree that the Israelites, or their ancestors, first appeared in the highlands of Palestine around 1200bce. The key question is where these early highland settlers came from. At present, the most popular theory among scholars is that the settlers migrated into the highlands from the Canaanite lowlands, so that the earliest Israelites were essentially Canaanites. But that theory is now being questioned vigorously by scholars who accentuate the role of nomadic pastoralists in the highland settlements. In important ways, our understanding of Israelite religion and identity hinges on these important debates
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Ethnology · Geography · Human settlement · Israelites · Palestine · Pastoralism · Wilderness · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Mormonism, Religion, and History
The archaeology of Israel
The Three-roomed House from Tel Harassim, Israel
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times
The Amarna Letters
Archaeology of the Israelite settlement
Redating the Exodus and Conquest
Egypt, Israel, Sinai
Recent Excavations in Israel
Migrations, Ethnogenesis, and Settlement Dynamics
The Archaeology of the Family in Ancient Israel
The Israelite Conquest of Canaan in the Light of Archaeology
The Integrative Transformation
The Destruction of Megiddo at the End of the Late Bronze Age and its Historical Significance
Merenptah's Canaanite Campaign
The Hyksos
The Importance of Archaeological Research into the Palestinian Agricultural Terraces, with an Excursus on the Hebrew Word gbī
The History of Ancient Israel
Ḫabiru and Hebrews
Merneptah's Israel
Where did the Israelites Live
The Origins of Biblical Monotheism
Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From
Water use in Syria and Palestine from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age
The Four Room House
A Landscape Comes to Life
Canaanite Religion
A Biblical History of Israel
Archaeology and Biblical Interpretation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |