TY - BOOK AU - Hess,Richard S. AU - Klingbeil,Gerald A. AU - Ray,Paul J. TI - Critical issues in early Israelite history T2 - Bulletin for biblical research supplements SN - 9781575068046 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 221.9/5 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Winona Lake, Ind. PB - Eisenbrauns KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Antiquities KW - Congresses KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Bronze age KW - Palestine KW - Iron age KW - Excavations (Archaeology) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-312) and indexes; The rhetorical structuring of the Joshua conquest narratives / K. Lawson Younger Jr -- The Jericho and Ai of the book of Joshua / Richard S. Hess -- Merenptah's reference to Israel: critical issues for the origin of Israel / Michael G. Hasel -- The Persian period and the origins of Israel: beyond the myths / Efra©Ưn Vel©Łzquez -- Classical models for the appearance of Israel in Palestine / Paul J. Ray Jr -- The appearance of Israel in Canaan in recent scholarship / Patrick Mazani -- Between North and South: the archaeology of religion in late Bronze Age Palestine and the period of the settlement / Gerald A. Klingbeil -- The context of early Israel viewed through the archaeology of northern Mesopotamia and Syria / Mark W. Chavalas -- The survey of Manasseh and the origin of the central hill country settlers / Ralph K. Hawkins -- Israelite settlement at the margins of the northern hill country: connections to Joshua and Judges from Tell Dothan / Daniel M. Master -- Rewriting Philistine history: recent trends in Philistine archaeology and biblical studies / Steven M. Ortiz -- The search for Joshua's Ai / Bryant G. Wood UR - http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.vu.edu.au/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xww&AN=448619 ER -