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This volume problematizes established dichotomies in studying the
ancient southern Levant (modern Israel, Palestine, and Jordan) during
the 2nd and 1st millennium BCE. Specialists from different fields
accepted the challenge to question established paradigms and dissolve
boundaries, especially in the shape of dichotomies, in our understanding
of the region’s ancient history. Fundamental dichotomies and
corresponding biases addressed include image|text, self|other,
male|female, and biblical|non-biblical. Together, the contributions
address neglected issues in scholarship and emphasize material and
visual datasets as well as texts beyond the Hebrew Bible. The articles
thus contribute to a certain decentering of the Bible in studying
ancient southern Levantine societies and cultures. In turn, they argue
for a multidimensional study of the southern Levant as a whole and its
constituent fabric with its local and regional differences.
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