The Origins of Ancient Israel | Bible & Archaeology

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This week, Dr. J.P. Dessel joins Jordan to discuss the emergence of ancient Israel within the Age of Ethnogenesis that follows the Late Bronze Age collapse. Using the Merneptah Stele and the Tel Dan Stele as chronological bookends, J.P. walks us through four common models used by scholars for understanding the process of emergence of ancient Israel. Checkout J.P.'s podcast: https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/ J.P.'s chapter titled "Looking for the Israelites The Archaeology of Iron Age I" can be found in "The Old Testament in Archaeology and History" https://www.amazon.com/Old-Testament-Archaeology-History/dp/1481307398 Join Dr. Cargill for his new online course Cities of the Bible: patreon.com/bibleandarch/shop Become a patron for bonus content and early access: http://www.patreon.com/bibleandarch Send us your questions: [email protected] Visit the Bible & Archaeology website: http://www.uiowa.edu/bam Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bible-and-archaeology/id1753393688 Find us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tbe91wqMwkHcudArRi1ue?si=d483a9f54bf94753 Guest: Dr. J.P. Dessel, Steinfeld Professor of the Archaeology of Ancient Israel in the Department of History and a member of the Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan Jones Additional Contributors: Robert Cargill and Mary Kathryn Lichty 0:00 Introduction 1:55 Defining features of the Late Bronze Age 5:43 What's new about this collapse? 7:58 What is ethnogenesis? 13:51 What is the perception of identity 21:09 Where does continuity come in? 26:39 Origins and historical accuracy in the HB 34:26 Theories of origin 52:56 Conflicting narratives 59:58 A third option 1:08:25 Wrap up Bible & Archaeology is a University of Iowa production. The views and opinions expressed on Bible & Archaeology belong solely to the individuals who share them. They do not represent the positions of the University of Iowa or the State of Iowa.