The Social Archaeology of Late Second Temple Judaea : From Purity, Burial, and Art, to Qumran, Herod, and Masada

This book analyzes social ideology and social relationships in late Second Temple Judaea, studying a range of archaeological material and sites to better understand both communal and individual trends in Jerusalem and its environs. Using several different methodologies, the book brings to light new ideas about social trends such as individualism among Jews and Judeans during the late Second Temple period. It provides in-depth analysis of the social aspects of ritual baths, burial caves, ossuaries, and decorated oil lamps, as well as thorough examinations of the sites of Khirbet Qumran, Herod’s palaces, and Masada during the First Jewish Revolt against Rome. Social Archaeology of the Late Second Temple Judaea is suitable for students and scholars interested in the history, society, and archaeology of the Jews in the Second Temple period as well as the social background of early Christianity, early Rabbinic Judaism, and Levantine archaeology. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of Figures 10 List of Tables 12 Acknowledgments 13 Preface 14 Introduction 16 1 Ritual Baths, Imported Pottery, and Gentile Impurity: Judaean Ethnicity Markers in the Hasmonean Period 25 2 Pure Individualism: Non-Priestly Purity, Religious Experience, and the Self 46 3 Family Burial Caves, Family Identity, and Family Structure in Jerusalem and its Environs 66 4 Loculi and Ossuaries: The Family and the Individual in Judean Burial Caves 97 5 Art as Style: Why were Ossuaries and Southern Oil Lamps Decorated? 116 6 The Archaeology of Sectarianism in Kh. Qumran: Spatial Organization, Ritual, Resistance, and Hierarchy 138 7 Herod’s Baths and Palaces: Judaean Identity, Court Society, and Royal Ideology 173 8 Feasting Before the War: Social Structure and Organization of Masada’s Rebels 201 Conclusions: The Judaean Individual within Judaean Society 227 List of Abbreviations 238 References 239 Index 281 second,temple,judaism;,israel,in,second,temple,period;,second,temple,period;,society,in,the,second,temple,period;,jews,under,rome;,jewish,society,in,the,ancient,world;,jews,in,the,ancient,world;,social,archaeology,of,second,temple,judaea;,social,archaeology,of,second,temple,period;,second,temple,judaea;,Social,Life,of,Second,Temple,Jews;,ritual,baths,in,second,temple,judaea;,ritual,baths,in,second,temple,period;,temple,mount,in,the,second,temple,period;,jerusalem,in,second,temple;,Individualism,in,ancient,judaism;,purity,in,second,temple,period;,purity,in,ancient,judaism;,Individualism,in,second,temple,period;,Jewish,Ossuaries,in,second,temple,judaea;,family,structure,in,second,temple,judaea;,ancient,jewish,family,structure;,second,temple,jericho;,second,temple,jerusalem;,ancient,jewish,ossuaries;,Archaeology,of,Sectarianism,in,Qumran;,Kh.,Qumran;,archaeology,of,Qumran;,archaeology,of,masada;,Herod's,Jewish,Ideology;,herodian,architecture;,archaeology,of,herodian,palaces;,society,in,masada;,society,and,religion,in,ancient,judaea;,society,and,religion,in,second,temple,judaea second temple judaism,israel in second temple period,second temple period,society in the second temple period,jews under rome,jewish society in the ancient world,jews in the ancient world,social archaeology of second temple judaea,social archaeology of second temple period,second temple judaea,Social Life of Second Temple Jews,ritual baths in second temple judaea,ritual baths in second temple period,temple mount in the second temple period,jerusalem in second temple,Individualism in ancient judaism,purity in second temple period,purity in ancient judaism,Individualism in second temple period,Jewish Ossuaries in second temple judaea,family structure in second temple judaea,ancient jewish family structure,second temple jericho,second temple jerusalem,ancient jewish ossuaries,Archaeology of Sectarianism in Qumran,Kh. Qumran,archaeology of Qumran,archaeology of masada,Herod's Jewish Ideology,herodian architecture,archaeology of herodian palaces,society in masada,society and religion in ancient judaea,society and religion in second temple judaea "This book analyses social ideology and social relationships in late Second Temple Judaea, studying a range of archaeological material and sites to better understand both communal and individual trends in Jerusalem and its environs. Using several different methodologies, the book brings to light new ideas about social trends such as individualism among Jews and Judeans during the late Second Temple period. It provides in-depth analysis of the social aspects of ritual baths, burial caves, ossuaries and decorated oil lamps, as well as thorough examinations of the sites of Khirbet Qumran, Herod's palaces, and Masada during the First Jewish Revolt against Rome. Social Archaeology of the Late Second Temple Period is suitable for students and scholars interested in the history, society, and archaeology of the Jews in the Second Temple period as well as the social background of early Christianity, early Rabbinic Judaism, and Levantine archaeology"-- Provided by publisher This book analyses social ideology and relationships in late Second Temple Judaea through studying extensive archaeological material and case-study sites. Suitable for students and scholars interested in the history, society, and archaeology of the Jews in the Second Temple period.