Noor Mulder

Exploring the Narrative: Jerusalem and Jordan in the Bronze and Iron Ages: Papers in Honour of Margreet Steiner - The Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies Noor Mulder

Marc Notes: Originally published: London: T & T Clark, 2013.; This collection honours Margreet Steiner, who used archaeology and pottery analysis to question the assumptions made by historians and biblical scholars about the past. It brings together biblical scholars and archaeologists to examine the relationship between 'dirt' archaeology and the biblical world as presented to us through written sources. Biographical Note: Eveline van der Steen is a Near Eastern archaeologist with a special interest the archaeology of the Southern Levant. She is currently Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, UK. Jeannette Boertien is an archaeologist in the faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands Her research focuses on archaeological textiles and technological, social and religious aspects of textile production. Noor Mulder-Hymans is an independent scholar and classical archaeologist. Table of Contents: JORDAN "Meinders Dijkstra and Karel Vriezen" 1. The Assyrian Province of Gilead and the 'Myth of the Empty Land' "Eva Kaptijn," " Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium" 2. The Late Bronze and Iron Age Cultural Landscape of the Eastern Jordan Valley: The Start of a Long Tradition "Gloria London, Seattle USA and Robert Schuster, University of Nebraska, USA" 3. Organization of Pottery Production in the Iron Age: Evidence from Tell Hesban and Tell el-Umayri "Niels Groot," "Utrecht, the Netherlands" 4. Regional Interaction in Ammon During the Iron Age IIc: An Insight into Regional Exchange Through Ceramics from the Amman Citadel and Tell Deir Alla "Bruce Routledge et al," University of Liverpool, UK 5. A Late Iron Age I Ceramic Assemblage from Central Jordan: Integrating Form, Technology and Distribution "Larry Herr, Canadian University College, Canada" 6. The Typology of Iron Age Cooking Pots at Tall al-?Umayri, Jordan "Michele Daviau," "Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada" 7. Recycling in the Ancient World: Potsherds and Mended Pots "Jeannette Boertien," "University of Groningen, Netherlands" 8. Public or Domestic? Temple, Text and Textile Production at Khirbet al-Mudayna in Moab "Noor Mulder, Maastricht, Netherlands" 9. The Bread Ovens of Khirbet Mudayna al-Thamad "Lucas Petit," "Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Netherlands" 10. Understanding the Pit People "Dinie Boas," " Delft, Netherlands" 11. Were the Casemates Ever Filled? "Piotr Bienkowski," " Independent Scholar, UK" 12. In Search of Edomite BurialsJERUSALEM "Koert van Bekkum," " Theological University, Netherlands" 13. 'The Situation is More Complicated': Archaeology and Text in the Historical Reconstruction of the Iron Age IIa Southern Levant "Zeidan Kafafi," "Yarmouk University, Jordan" 14. Jerusalem in the Bronze and the Beginning of the Iron Ages: Biblical Narratives, Literary Sources, the Archaeological Evidence and Margreet Steiner "Avraham Faust," "Bar-Ilan University, Israel" 15. In Jerusalem's Expansion during the Iron Age II "Norma Franklin," "W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Israel" 16. Dispelling the Fog Around the Ophel "Izaak De Hulster," "Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, Germany " 17. Colour Remains on Figurines from Jerusalem. "Cor de Vos," " WWU Munster, Germany" 18. Jerusalem: Why on Earth is it in Heaven? "Eveline Van der Steen, University of Liverpool, UK" 19. Exploring Jerusalem in the 19th Century "Shimon Gibson," "Charlotte University of the Holy Land, Israel" 20. Charles Warren's Kidron Valley Tunnels, Bir Ayyub, and the Location of Biblical En Rogel "Raz Kletter," " University of Helsinki, Finland" 21. Archaeological voices from Jerusalem "Publisher Marketing: This volume brings together a number of scholars who use archaeology as a tool to question the assumptions too easily made by historians and biblical scholars about the past. It combines essays from both archaeologists and biblical scholars. While the subject matter across the two disciplines differs widely in both geographical and chronological area covered, they share a critical stance in examining the relationship between 'dirt' archaeology and the biblical world, as presented to us through written sources.

Contributor Bio:  Mulder, Noor Noor Mulder is an independent scholar and classical archaeologistContributor Bio:  Boertien, Jeannette Noor Mulder is an independent scholar and classical archaeologistContributor Bio:  Van Der Steen, Eveline Noor Mulder is an independent scholar and classical archaeologist