文档介绍：THE SOCIAL WORLD OF BIBLICAL ANTIQUITY SERIES, 3
General Editor: James W. Flanagan (Missoula, MT)
Editorial Advisory Board: 7';"; ,; ........•.•..
Frank S. Frick·(AIbion,MIkr~0l"IIlanK. (;ottwald (New York, NY),
David M. Gunn (Decatur, G:A}, Howat'd Harrod (Nashville, TN),
Be.~~ard~.~Il~(~~der~?rn,:BRD), garo~~. ~~ye~.. .(l)urhll;tn,.~C),
Eric<¥. Meye~ (I>ur~~, ~C), John)V. Ro~on(Sheffiel!;l,.),
Thomas~. Overh()lt (~tevensPoint, WI), RobereR. Wilson
(New Haven, CT), Keith W. Whitelam (Sth-ling, .)
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data:
Hopkins, David C.,1957:•
The Highlan~sofC~~~an.
(The Soci~bJ:"o~ld..~f biblic~ ahti~~~, ISSN 0265-1408; 3)
'Originally submitted as a dissertation to the Vanderbilt University
Graduate Department of Religion in December of 1983"--Pref.
Bibliography: p.
Includes indexes.
1. Agriculture--Palestine--History. 2. Iron age-. 3.
Agriculture in the Bible. 4. Palestine--Rural conditions. I. Title.
II. Series
S4~!1!}85. 630'.933 85-19179
ISBN 0-907459-38-2
ISBN 0-907459-39-0 (pbk.)
Copyright .. © 1985 JSOT Press
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CONTENTS
Preface 9
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION J 3
A. The Study of Agriculture in Ancient Israel 15
B. Agriculture and the Emergence of Israel 21
Chapter Two
THE PARAMETERS OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEtv;S 25
A. Classifications of Agriculture 27
B. The Parameters of Agriculture 32
1. Environment 32
2. Agricultural Technology 36
3. Population 4-2
C. Summary 50
Chapter Three
GEOMORP