For those who sleep in the dust : essays on archaeology and the Bible / William G. Dever.
| Author/creator | Dever, William G. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Atlanta : SBL Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xi, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Yigael Yadin : prototypical Biblical archaeologist -- Biblical archaeology : death and rebirth? -- Philology, theology, and archaeology : what kind of history of Israel do we want, and what is possible? -- On listening to the text--and the artifacts -- Histories and nonhistories of ancient Israel : what archaeology can contribute -- Israelite origins and the "nomadic ideal" : can archaeology separate fact from fiction? -- Merenptah's "Israel," the Bible's, and ours -- Ethnicity and the archaeological record : the case of early Israel -- Archaeology, urbanism, and the rise of the Israelite state -- Material remains and the cult in ancient Israel : an essay in archaeological systematics -- The silence of the text -- Archaeology and the ancient Israelite cult : how the Khirbet el-Qom and Kuntillet ʻAjrud Asherah texts have changed the picture -- Folk religion in ancient Israel : the disconnect between text and artifact. |
| Abstract | "A lifetime of essential scholarship from one of biblical archaeology's most prolific scholars. For Those Who Sleep in the Dust collects thirteen of William G.Dever's best articles and essays on the archaeological history of ancient Israel"-- Provided by the publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Dever, William G. For those who sleep in the dust. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2025 9781628376494 |
| ISBN | 9781628376470 |
| ISBN | 9781628376487 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1628376481 hardcover |
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