Resenhas na RBL: 17.05.2012

As seguintes resenhas foram recentemente publicadas pela Review of Biblical Literature:

Philip F. Esler
Sex, Wives, and Warriors: Reading Biblical Narrative with Its Ancient Audience
Reviewed by Brian Peterson

John Paul Heil
Hebrews: Chiastic Structures and Audience Response
Reviewed by Philip Church

Richard A. Horsley
Jesus and the Powers: Conflict, Covenant, and the Hope of the Poor
Reviewed by Kevin B. McCruden

Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan and Tina Pippin, eds.
Mother Goose, Mother Jones, Mommie Dearest: Biblical Mothers and Their Children
Reviewed by Melanie Howard

Thomas E. Phillips
Acts within Diverse Frames of Reference
Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep

Tammi J. Schneider
An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion
Reviewed by Andrew Riley

Hershel Shanks
Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls: And Other Adventures of an Archaeology Outsider
Reviewed by Matthew A. Collins

Andrew E. Steinmann
Ezra and Nehemiah
Reviewed by Antje Labahn

Michael E. Stone
Ancient Judaism: New Visions and Views
Reviewed by Joseph Angel

James Riley Strange
The Moral World of James: Setting the Epistle in Its Greco-Roman and Judaic Environments
Reviewed by John S. Kloppenborg

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Joias de 1100 a.C. encontradas em Meguido

Israelenses descobrem joias de 3.000 anos escondidas em cerâmica

Por volta do ano 1100 a.C., a dona de uma requintada coleção de joias resolveu escondê-las numa vasilha de cerâmica, enrolando brincos e anéis de ouro em pedaços de tecido. Não se sabe por que ela fez isso, mas arqueólogos israelenses acabam de trazer esse tesouro à tona. O achado ocorreu em Megido, antiga cidade do norte de Israel que é uma das mais estudadas recentemente. Segundo os especialistas da Universidade de Tel Aviv, liderados por Israel Finkelstein e David Ussishkin, tanto a abundância de ouro quanto a presença de certas pedras semipreciosas entre os artefatos sugerem influência cultural e econômica do Egito sobre os moradores da cidade. Faz sentido quando se considera o período em que se encaixam os achados. Trata-se de uma época nebulosa, o início da Idade do Ferro, quando as tribos que passariam a ser conhecidas como israelitas (ancestrais dos atuais judeus) ainda não tinham grandes assentamentos. Por outro lado, algumas antigas cidades-Estado, como a própria Megido, ainda resistiam, mantendo seus elos com os egípcios, antigos senhores da Palestina que, no século anterior, tinham perdido seu domínio por causa de invasores bárbaros. Não se sabe exatamente quando, mas Megido acabou sendo incorporada ao reino de Israel. A cidade era importante por estar localizada numa rota-chave entre a Síria e o Egito, o que explica a riqueza dos achados. Esse papel estratégico também fomentou batalhas, como a que levou à morte do rei israelita Josias em 609 a.C. Em comunicado, Finkelstein e seus colegas afirmam que seu próximo passo é analisar quimicamente as joias, o que trará dados mais claros sobre o seu local de origem.

Fonte: Reinaldo José Lopes: Folha.com 23/05/2012

 

A Unique Hoard Was Found At Tel Megiddo

The Megiddo Expedition have recently discovered a collection of gold, silver and bronze jewelry, wrapped in fabric, hidden in a vessel at Tel Megiddo. The vessel was found in a domestic context that was dated to the Iron Age I (around 1100 B.C.). This vessel was actually excavated during the 2010 season, but remained uncleaned while awaiting for a molecular analysis of it’s content (soil). When it was finally emptied during the summer of 2011, the pieces of jewelry appeared. Both the textile and the jewelry itself were sent to analysis that should tell us more about the origins of this exceptional collection.

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Archeologists at Megiddo unearth valuable jewels

The newly discovered jewels date to the dawn of the Iron Age, when a Canaanite city occupied the site just before it was subsumed into the Kingdom of Israel. The dig, in progress for nearly two decades, is co-directed by Tel Aviv University’s David Ussishkin and Israel Finkelstein, with George Washington University’s Eric H. Cline of George as associate director. The clay vessel in which the jewels were found was excavated in 2010. In July the vessel was emptied, and experts were stunned to find what they described as some of the most valuable jewels ever unearthed from the biblical period. A Tel Aviv University spokesman said the find was announced only this week because it took the experts months to analyze and date the jewels. The Megiddo cache is notable for its abundance of gold jewels, including nine large earrings and a ring seal. It also includes more than a thousand small beads of gold, silver and carnelian – a semiprecious stone of orange-to-amber hue. All of the artifacts are in good condition.

Leia a notícia completa em The Jerusalem Post: 21/05/2012

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Gold Jewelry Discovered at Megiddo – Todd Bolen: BiblePlaces Blog – May 22, 2012