Studies in the Period of David and Solomon and Other Essays

Preface

Opening Address

Abbreviations

Part I: Studies in the Period of David and Solomon

Lyric Literature in the Davidic-Solomonic Period in the Light of the History of Israelite Literature - by Masao Sekine

Wisdom Literature in the Reigns of David and Solomon - by R. N. Whybray

A Study of the Literary Structure of ‘The Succession Narrative’ - by Kiyoshi K. Sacon

A Theologian of the Solomonic Era? A Plea for the Yahwist - by Werner H. Schmidt

Compact and Kingship: Stimuli for Hebrew Covenant Thinking - by Dennis J. McCarthy, S.J.

Zion in the Theology of the Davidic-Solomonic Empire - by J. J. M. Roberts

YHWH SABAOTH—The Heavenly King on the Cherubim Throne - by Tryggve N. D. Mettinger

Female Cult Figurines in Late Canaan and Early Israel: Archaeological Evidence - by Miriam Tadmor

Solomon’s Succession to the Throne of David—A Political Analysis - by Tomoo Ishida

A Political Look at the Kingdom of David and Solomon and Its Relations with Egypt - by Abraham Malamat

The Interdependence of Internal Affairs and Foreign Policy during the Davidic-Solomonic Period (with Special Regard to the Phoenician Coast) - by Herbert Donner

Solomon’s Trade in Horses and Chariots in Its International Setting - by Yutaka Ikeda

Traditional Institutions and the Monarchy: Social and Political Tensions in the Time of David and Solomon - by Hayim Tadmor

Compulsory Labor under David and Solomon - by J. Alberto Soggin

Monumental Architecture in Ancient Israel in the Period of the United Monarchy - by William G. Dever

Part II: Biblical Studies and the Ancient Near East

Ebla and the Old Testament - by David Noel Freedman

Medicine in the Land and Times of the Old Testament - by J. V. Kinnier Wilson

Indexes

I. Texts

A. Biblical and Jewish Texts

1. The Hebrew Bible (MT)

2. The Greek Bible (LXX)

3. The Vulgate

4. The Apocrypha

5. The New Testament

6. The Mishnah

B. Non-Biblical Texts

1. Akkadian Texts

2. Hittite Texts

3. West Semitic Texts

4. Egyptian Texts

5. Greek and Latin Texts

II. Words and Terms

A. Sumerian

B. Akkadian

C. Eblaite

D. Ugaritic and Other West Semitic

E. Hebrew

F. Egyptian

G. Words in Hebrew Letters

III. Authors

IV. Proper Names

A. Personal Names

B. Deities

C. Cities, Lands and Nations

V. Subjects