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050 00 $aDS112$b.K87 1993
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100 1 $aKurinsky, Samuel.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91013917
245 14 $aThe eighth day :$bthe hidden history of the Jewish contribution to civilization /$cby Samuel Kurinsky.
260 $aNorthvale, N.J. :$bJason Aronson,$c[1994], ©1994.
263 $a9305
300 $axxi, 385 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 365-374) and index.
505 0 $a1. Jewish Beginnings: Urbanites and Artisans. The Nomadic Myth. The Oldest Testimony. Abraham and Isaac. Who Were the "Semites"? A New Look at Ancient Society -- 2. The Rise of Semitic Civilization: Reading the Record. A Problem of Jewish Historiography. The Archaeology of Jericho. The Tablets of Ebla: Discovery and Controversy. How the Use of Anachronistic Labels Impeded the Scientific Approach to Near Eastern History. An Ancient Metropolis: Mari. Akkadia, Sumer, and Ur -- 3. The Akkadians in Anatolia: A Semitic Trading Empire. The Discovery and Excavation of Ur. A Startling Discovery. Regional Ethnography in Biblical Times. Akkadia. Karums and the Expansion of Trade. Mesopotamian Technology in Anatolia. An Anatolian Expedition -- 4. Ancient Egyptian Historiography: Setting the Record Straight. Manetho and the Mysterious "Hyksos" The Second Intermediate Period. The Asiatic Influence on Egyptian Culture. The Overthrow of Asiatic Rule in Egypt. The Record of Asiatic Rule.
505 0 $a5. Semitic Culture and Technology Arrive in Egypt: Myths and Misconceptions about Early Egyptian History. El-Fayoum and the Bahr Yousef. Modern Egyptology Confronts the Semitic Influence. The Predynastic Period. Early Mesopotamian Influences. The Beginning of the Dynastic Era. Egyptians and Canaanites. Early Canaanite Settlements in Upper Egypt. The Biblical City of Avaris -- 6. The Transformation of Egypt under Canaanite Rule: The Aamu Revolution. Innovations in Materials, Manufacture, and Agriculture. Marine Innovations and Trade. Innovations in Woodcraft. On the Absence of Monuments under Canaanite Rule. How an Age of Peace and Prosperity Came to Be Neglected. Setting the Record Straight -- 7. Ancient Mediterranean Sea Trade: The Revelations of Modern Underwater Archaeology. The Historical Background. The Mid-Second Millenium B.C.E.: A Turbulent Period. The Rise of Mediterranean Sea Trade. An Expedition along the Turkish Coast. An Unexpected Discovery: Glass Ingots. The Cargo of a Bronze Age Ship.
505 0 $a8. The Emergence of The Israelite Nation: The Dawn of the Iron Age. Canaan from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Origins of the Israelite Nation: Three Theoretical Models. Reading the Evidence - or Lack of It -- 9. A Question of Identity: Hebrews, Habiru, and Israelites. The Biblical Record. "Hebrew" The Habiru as Artisans. Early Manufacture of Glass. Hebrew Identity, Mosaic Law, and Exodus Crafts. Technology in Eretz Yisrael under David and Solomon -- 10. Architecture and Engineering: Achievements of the Israelites. Domestic Architecture. Israelite Self-sufficiency and Independence. Growth and Innovation in the Davidic Period: Architecture. The Israelite Volute Capital. Other Architectural Achievements of the Israelites. Urban Planning -- 11. Pyrotechnology in Eretz Yisrael: The Archaeological Evidence. Pyrotechnology in Other Near Eastern Cultures. Evidence of Iron Production in Israelite Villages. The Discoveries at Ekron and Other Judaic Industries. Discoveries at Timnah and Tel Qasila.
505 0 $aPhilistine and Mycenaean versus Israelite Ferric Technology. Ivory Work in Bronze Age Canaan. Glassmaking in the Emerging Israelite Culture -- 12. Semitic Origins of Literacy: The Aleph-Bethic Script. The Earliest Records. Discoveries at Lachish. A Hoard of Clay Bullae. The Aramaic Papyri of Yeb -- 13. Artisans of the Diaspora: The Jews in Persia. Israelite Pyrotechnology. Pyrotechnology and the Prophets. The Jewish Experience in Persia. Jewish Merchants and Artisans and Far Eastern Trade. Beth Shean and Beth Shearim: Jewish Linen and Jewish Glass. Jewish Dyers and the Royal Purple -- 14. The Hidden History of the Diaspora: A Matter of Numbers. How Populous Were the Jews in the Classical Era? Why Has the Jewish Presence Been Minimized? A New Look at Early Records. Looking Backward from Sicily, Spain, and Venice. Other Jewish Communities under Greek and Roman Rule. Aquileia -- 15. The Classical Era: Hellenization or Judaization? Early Contacts between Jewish and Greek Cultures.
505 0 $aThe Jewish Influence on Greek Philosophy and Science. Rejection of Jewish Egalitarianism by Greek and Roman Rulers. Hellenization versus Judaization. Philo, Josephus, and Other Jewish Writers of the Period. The Flourishing of Judaism in the Classical Era: Documentary and Archaeological Evidence -- 16. The Jews under Roman Rule: The Second Diaspora. The Roman Response. Jews, Christians, and the Emperor Julian. In the Aftermath of Julian's Rule. Roman Attitudes toward the Artisan. "Captive Judah" and the Monuments of Rome. Trastevere: The Jewish Quarter of Rome. The Jews in Other Regions of the Empire. The Jewish Attitude toward Labor: A Final Word.
650 0 $aJews$xCivilization.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070371
650 0 $aCivilization, Ancient$xJewish influences.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92005732
650 0 $aJews$xAntiquities.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070365
852 00 $boff,glx$hDS112$i.K87 1994