Reading and Writing in the Dark at Khirbet el-Qom: The Literacies of Ancient Subterranean Judah

Mandell, Alice; Smoak, Jeremy D.

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“…Tombs are also inherently ritual spaces, often with sequences conveyed in their layouts and associated epigraphic remains (Mandell and Smoak 2017). Animal bone finds are especially important in such contexts for distinguishing between tomb deposits that may be connected to these rituals and random deposits of non-primary accretions, as tombs were often secondarily used as dumping spots.…”

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The Zooarchaeology of Israelite Religion: Methods and Practice

Greer

2019

Religions

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This essay aims to provide a methodological framework for the application of zooarchaeology to the study of Israelite religion for the purpose of providing an overview of this growing subfield for the non-specialist and for inviting further conversation among practitioners. Definitions of “zooarchaeology” and “Israelite religion” are explored and the aim of reconstructing practices of Yahweh-centric religion is described. A methodology is suggested through a series of questions that may be applied to explorations of faunal remains, including those related to context, excavation technique and analysis, and engagement with the Hebrew Bible. The essay concludes with an illustration from Tel Dan and affirmation of integrated methodologies that critically engage archaeological and textual data to form new syntheses.

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Section: What Type Of Space Is It?mentioning

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The Zooarchaeology of Israelite Religion: Methods and Practice

Greer

2019

Religions

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Ancient Literacy Practices and Script Communities

Mandell¹

2023

A New Companion to Linguistic Anthropology

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Hosea 6:5 and the Decalogue

Leuchter

2020

Vetus Testam.

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The relationship between the Decalogue (in Exod 20) and the oracles of Hosea has been the source of much speculation with regard to directions of influence, common sources, shared motifs, and the historical settings for their respective compositions. While some scholars have speculated that the Decalogue informed Hosea’s oracles, a closer look at Hos 6:5 suggests that both textual traditions emerged from a response to the growing influence of Assyrian imperial inscriptions and political propaganda in the late 8th century BCE. Hosea 6:5 constructs a theology where YHWH also communicates through written inscriptions—reinforced by the voices of his prophetic agents—in protest of Assyrian cultural and political hegemony. This and other elements in the book of Hosea carry implications for the origins of the Decalogue, the role of Moses as its advocate/mediator, and the relationship between law and prophecy in late monarchic Israel.

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Reading and Writing in the Dark at Khirbet el-Qom: The Literacies of Ancient Subterranean Judah

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

The Zooarchaeology of Israelite Religion: Methods and Practice

The Zooarchaeology of Israelite Religion: Methods and Practice

Ancient Literacy Practices and Script Communities

Hosea 6:5 and the Decalogue

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