Prophets and Markets: The Political Economy of Ancient Israel

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Springer Science & Business Media, 9 de març 2013 - 306 pàgines
5 by predations of the sea peoples. However, the weakening of Mycenean seapower, the destruction of the Hittite kingdom, and finally, the limitation on Philistine strength resulting from the alliance between David and the king of Tyre in the eleventh century, combined to open up "for the Phoenicians, in the first quarter of the first millennium B. C. E. vast overseas trading areas" (Oded 1979a, p. 228). By the end of the eleventh century, pottery from Cyprus, after a long absence could once again be found in Israelite-occupied sites (Albright 1960, p. 47). The expansion of the sea trade in the Mediterranean in which, judging by the song of Deborah (Judg. 5), the northern tribes of Asher and Dan (?) (see figure 1-2) would have parti cipated, was accompanied by the inauguration of camel caravans trans porting the goods of southern Arabia to and through Israel (see Bulliet 1975, especially p. 36). Military victories over the Philistines and Syrians, receipts of tribute, and the collection of tolls from the control of trade routes together with the general revival of trade all contributed to Israel's growing wealth. Indeed, the David-Solomon period (most of the tenth century) is often portrayed as the peak of Israelite economic development. In fact there is precious little extra biblical evidence supporting this portrayal. For example, in spite of the reported activity of David and Solomon's scribes, only one example of 6 "Hebrew" writing from this period, the Gezer Calendar, has been found.

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Residential Housing
19
Brands Management
29
The Samaria Ostraca and Warehouse Facilities
35
Routes Costs and Monopoly Power
41
Economic Importance of Land and Water Transport
42
The Economies of Israels Neighbors
57
Land Market
73
Dress
87
PRIESTS PROPHETS
122
The Political Potency of the Prophets
139
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL REFORM 189
190
Cultic Reforms and Consequences
213
Socioeconomic Reforms and Consequences
229
Summary and Conclusions
247
References
265
Index
301

Luxury Consumption
101

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