Chapter 1 presents the thesis and surveys the scholarship that has contributed to the understanding of the composition of Mal 1:2–5 and the concerns of the author. The many studies that feature Mal 1:2–5 for its place in Malachi, the Book of the Twelve, the Edom oracle, and text…
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During the Iron Age II period of the Southern Levant, both the Central Negev Highlands and the Edomite Plateau experienced intensified settlement. Using excavation and recently published survey reports, this dissertation classifies the types of sites which have been discovered, …
The Hebrew Bible places Edom's foundation within the narrative context of Israel's Exodus from Egypt that scholars have traditionally dated to the thirteenth–twelfth centuries BCE. Assyrian, local Edomite documents, and material cultural remains, however, indicate that Edom deve…
This dissertation examines the roles Edom played in the Hebrew Bible. The oracles against the nations included in the prophetic books anticipate the complete destruction of the Edomites by Yahweh and connect that destruction to the divine plan for the restoration of Israel. The …
This dissertation studies the religions of the Iron Age II Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites by means of biblical evidence, extrabiblical evidence, and archaeological evidence. Based on the evidence, the study makes comparisons and contrasts among the three states, and compares …