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OverviewThe King and the Land offers an innovative history of space and power in the biblical world. Stephen C. Russell shows how the monarchies in ancient Israel and Judah asserted their power over strategically important spaces such as privately-held lands, religious buildings, collectively-governed towns, and urban water systems. Among the case studies examined are Solomon's use of foreign architecture, David's dedication of land to Yahweh, Jehu's decommissioning of Baal's temple, Absalom's navigation of the collective politics of Levantine towns, and Hezekiah's reshaping of the tunnels that supplied Jerusalem with water. By treating the full range of archaeological and textual evidence available for the Iron Age Levant, this book sets Israelite and Judahite royal and tribal politics within broader patterns of ancient Near Eastern spatial power. The book's historical investigation also enables fresh literary readings of the individual texts that anchor its thesis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen C. Russell (Assistant Professor of Ancient History, Assistant Professor of Ancient History, John Jay College, CUNY)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780199361885ISBN 10: 0199361886 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 08 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Solomon's Temple: On Space, Power, and Ancient Evidence 2. David's Threshing Floor: On Royal Dedication of Land to the Gods 3. Jehu's Dung Heap: On Royal Decommissioning of Religious Space 4. Absalom's Gate: On Royal Navigation of Collective Urban Politics 5. Hezekiah's Tunnel: On Royal Shaping of the Water Supply 6. Summary Notes Bibliography Index of Ancient Sources Index of Authors Index of SubjectsReviewsRussell's subtle exegesis puts Biblical royal rhetoric in its original Israelite context. Well worth reading. --Baruch Halpern, Covenant Foundation Professor of Jewish Studies, Professor of Religion and Linguistics, University of Georgia This book's focus on 'spatial politics' in the royal projection of power is a fresh and compelling contribution to biblical scholarship. Russell shows facility in a wide array of biblical and Near Eastern texts and in recent theoretical work on spatiality. His case studies - about royal manipulation of space by David, Absalom, Jehu, and Hezekiah - provide a model of how to think about politics, kingship, and literary representation in the Hebrew Bible. --Ronald Hendel, Norma and Sam Dabby Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies, University of California, Berkeley In this most interesting study Russell offers new insights into the question of royal power in ancient Israel and Judah. Using the methods of space studies he offers a fascinating description of royal production of space in Iron Age Judah and Israel. A must read for everybody interested in the question of kingship in the Bible and the Ancient Near East. --Thomas Romer, Professor at the College de France, Paris and the University of Lausanne, Switzerland Author InformationStephen C. Russell is Assistant Professor of Ancient History at John Jay College, CUNY. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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