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2017 EXHIBITOR, SPONSOR, & ADVERTISING INFORMATION

Share your organization’s publications, products, or services with the archaeological community at ASOR’s Annual Meeting. Each year a growing number of organizations connect with ASOR’s attendees during the meeting. Attendees represent colleges and universities, government agencies, non-profit institutions, international organizations, museums, and research institutes. We invite you to participate in the 2017 17勛圖Annual Meeting.

2017 Exhibitor & Advertising Prospectus: The prospectus provides details about the many marketing options 17勛圖has to offer to increase your organization’s visibility, including:

  • Exhibitor Tables. The exhibit area will be conveniently located near the conference registration area and academic session rooms at The Westin Boston Waterfront. 泭The location will ensure steady traffic between meeting spaces throughout the day. 泭If you are unable to staff your exhibit, a Self Service table option is available.
  • Advertising Opportunities. Enhance your presence at the meeting with an advertisement in the 2017 Annual Meeting Program and Abstract Book, have your logo featured on our attendee Tote Bags, purchase a one-time rental of the attendee mailing list, or inquire about advertisement options in our conference Mobile App.
  • Sponsorship Packages. Show your support of 17勛圖by becoming a sponsor and maximize your marketing potential at the same time. Sponsors receive priority table placement. Opportunities include helping to fund scholarships for student attendees, sponsoring the Opening泭Reception and Coffee Breaks, or a Technology Sponsorship that includes prime ad space in our Mobile App.泭All packages feature numerous exhibit and advertising options, meeting registrations, and special sponsorship recognition, among other perks.

The prospectus also includes information about shipping, exhibition dates and hours, hotel reservations, important deadlines, rules and regulations, and contracts. Receive a 5% discount with a signed contract and 50% payment by May 1st, 2017.

If you have any questions please contact Arlene Press at asormtgs@bu.edu.

2017 Sponsors

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS | PLATINUM SPONSOR
Contact: Patrick Alexander
920 N. University Drive, USB 1, Suite C
University Park, PA 16802
Tel: 1-814-865-1327
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭pha3@psu.edu

Penn State University Press publishes scholarly works of exceptional quality in the humanities and social sciences. We���re pleased to announce that Eisenbrauns is now an imprint of our award-winning publication program. Visit us in the exhibit hall at the 2017 17勛圖meeting or at for more information.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS泭| JOURNALS- SILVER SPONSOR
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
E-mail: mar@uchicago.edu
P:泭(773) 702-8185泭| F:泭(773) 834-3480

The University of Chicago Press publishes more than 70 journals in print and electronic editions, presenting original research from international scholars. View our newly acquired journal,泭Res: Anthropology and aesthetics,泭and sample issues of the泭Journal of Near Eastern Studies, which covers Assyriology, Egyptology, Hittitology, Hebrew Bible, with an emphasis in early, medieval, and early-modern Islamic studies.

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2017 Exhibitors

ACCORDANCE BIBLE SOFTWARE
Jackie Bolton
Marketing Assistant
Altamonte Springs, FL
Tel:泭(407) 339-6051
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭jackie@accordancebible.com

Accordance Bible Software for Windows, Mac, and iPhone/iPad provides powerful searches of a wide range of Biblical and related original language texts. Available additional resources include Archaeological journals, descriptions and photos of ancient sites, and scholarly works covering a range of ANE studies. Ideal for research and for teaching, Accordance is fast and easy to use, and offers discounted programs for academic institutions.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]ANDREWS UNIVERSITY PRESS泭
Sam Neri, Customer Service
Sutherland House
Berrien Springs, MI 49104-1700
Tel: 269-471-6134;
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭aupo@andrews.edu
www.universitypress.andrews.edu

The primary mission of Andrews Press is to publish books, journals and papers that make a scholarly and/or professional contribution to their respective fields and are in harmony with the mission of Andrews University. Publication emphases include such areas as archaeology, biblical studies, religion, education, and science.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA泭
Laurel Sparks
44 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 857-305-9360
E-mail: Lsparks@archaeological.org

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) promotes archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human past to foster an appreciation of diverse cultures and our shared humanity. The AIA supports archaeologists, their research and its dissemination, and the ethical practice of archaeology. The AIA educates people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery and advocates the preservation of the world���s archaeological heritage.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]BAKER ACADEMIC & BRAZOS PRESS
Contact: Steve Ayers
6030 E Fulton
Ada, MI 49301
Tel: 616-676-9185
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭sayers@bakerpublishinggroup.com

At Baker Academic we count it a privilege to partner with authors who make vital contributions to conversations of consequence within the academic community. Our books serve the academy and the church, draw from a broad range of scholarship, and are published according to the highest standards.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]BASILEIA BOOKS
Contact: Jeffrey Paul Orrell
373 Salem Street
Andover, Massachusetts泭泭01810
Tel: 978-475-7928

Basileia Books features rare, out-of-print, and recent books in religion and the humanities. The collection highlights Christianity and Judaism, incorporates Islam, and spans the arts and sciences. Our 2017 17勛圖Exhibit showcases Ancient Egypt, the Holy Land, and Imperial Rome. Immerse yourself in Classical, Biblical, Byzantine, Medieval, and Antiquarian treasures.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]BRILL
Contact: Katelyn Chin
2 Liberty Square, 11th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Tel: 617-263-2323
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭chin@brill.com

Founded in 1683, Brill is a leading international academic publisher in the ancient Near East and Egypt; Middle East and Islamic Studies; Asian Studies; Classical Studies; History; Biblical and Religious Studies; and Language & Linguistics. Brill is also a major provider of primary source materials online and on microform through its imprint IDC.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Contact: Kamini Ramphal, Sr. Events Associate
1 Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Tel: 212 337 5000
E-mail: kramphal@cambridge.org

Cambridge���s publishing in books and journals combines state-of-the-art content with the highest standards of scholarship, writing, and production. Visit our stand to browse new titles, available at a 20% discount, and to pick up sample issues of our journals. Visit our website to see everything we do: www.cambridge.org/us/academic.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]CASEMATE ACADEMIC
Michaela Goff
1950 Lawrence Rd.
Havertown PA 19083
United States
Tel: (610) 853-9131
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭michaela.goff@casematepublishers.com

Casemate Academic (formerly the David Brown Book Company) is a leading distributor of academic archaeological publications. We represent publishers including Oxbow Books, the British Museum Press, the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, and Archaeopress Archaeology. Visit for a full list of our distributed titles.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]CORNUCOPIA BOOKS
John Scott, Editor
P.O. Box 13311
Hawick TD9 7YF
Scotland, UK
Tel:泭+44 1450 379933
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭editor@cornucopia.net

Launched in 1992, Cornucopia, the biannual magazine on Turkey and Turkish culture combines the inspirational with the practical, historic treasures with up-to-the-minute comment. The Cornucopia Books imprint includes works on John Henry Haynes, father of American archaeological photography, and泭Ziyaret Tepe: Exploring the Anatolian frontier of the Assyrian Empire.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]COTSEN INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY PRESS
Contact: Randi Danforth, Publications Director
308 Charles E. Young Drive North, Fowler A163
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Tel: 310-206-9384
E-mail: cioapress@ioa.ucla.edu

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA is a premier research organization dedicated to the creation, dissemination, and conservation of archaeological knowledge and heritage. CIOA is also home to the Interdepartmental Archaeology Program, the UCLA/Getty Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation, and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]DE GRUYTER
Dr. Albrecht D繹hnert
Genthiner Str. 13
10785 Berlin
Tel.
+49 30 26 005 195
E-mail:
Albrecht.doehnert@degruyter.com

As an independent academic publisher, De Gruyter can look back at a company history of over 260 years. Today, we publish more than 1,300 titles each year, available in print and as e-books, more than 700 journals, and a variety of digital products. See us at the bookstand or visit our website, .[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]HENDRICKSON PUBLISHERS
Bobby Koduvalil
140 Summit Street
Peabody, MA 01961
Tel.泭800-358-3111
E-mail: 泭bkoduvalil@hendrickson.com

Hendrickson Publishers has a strong history of producing outstanding books for the religious studies academic community.泭 We publish works on the Hebrew Bible, ancient Near Eastern studies and archaeology, New Testament and Greek language, theology, and religion. Hendrickson is also delighted to be partnering with the German Bible Society and Carta Jerusalem.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Tamara M. Dixon
Tel: 716-645-3960
E-mail: tmdixon2@buffalo.edu

The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) is a premier research center at the University of Buffalo with interdisciplinary faculty drawn from Anthropology, Classics, Art History and Biological Sciences. IEMA offers interdisciplinary master���s programs, fieldwork opportunities in Europe, scholarships, laboratories, and publications with SUNY Press.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]THE INSTITUTE泭FOR FIELD RESEARCH
Dan Zborover
2999 Overland Ave. #103
Los Angeles CA
Tel:泭877 839-4374楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭info@ifrglobal.org

The IFR is dedicated to supporting excellence in archaeological research through field schools. With over 40 programs across the world, we use economies of scale to ensure field schools are accessible & affordable. Each field school is peer-reviewed annually by our Academic Board and students earn 12 UCLA credit units.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]ISD
Ian Stevens
70 Enterprise Dr., Suite 2
Bristol, CT 06010
Tel.泭860-584-6546
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭ian@isdistribution.com

ISD is a full-service book distribution company focusing exclusively on scholarly and specialist books in the Humanities. We represent some of the world���s finest publishing houses���including Acumen Publishing, Brepols Publishers, Equinox Publishing, Harrassowitz Verlag, Peeters Publishers, and many more���and are located in Bristol, CT. Visit www.isdistribution.com to see our full range of distributed publications.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]LEARNING SITES, INC.
Donald H. Sanders, President
151 Bridges Road
Williamstown, MA 01267
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭dsanders@learningsites.com
Tel:泭413-458-2828

Learning Sites creates educational and research visualizations using interactive 3D digital models based on actual archaeological evidence and reconstructed to the highest standards of scholarship. Our award-winning company pioneered the discipline of virtual heritage, integrating archaeological and historical data with advanced computer graphics for teaching, hypothesis testing, and the preservation of cultural heritage information.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS泭

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University���s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide, including an extensive collection of titles in Classical Studies, Ancient History, and Archaeology. Stop by our table to save 30% on a number of our latest titles or visit our website at www.oup.com/us for more selections.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]PROJECT 314 / PROJECT BETZALEL
Andrew Hoy, Project Director
P.O Box 1314
Grafton, WI泭 53024
Tel:泭(314) 628 ��� 0159
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭betzalel@project314.org
Web:泭

Project 314 is dedicated to Exodus Tabernacle research and education.泭 Uniquely applying engineering analysis to ancient Biblical Hebrew accounts, results of Project 314 Tabernacle research extend well into fields of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, ancient architecture, cosmology, etymology, religious history, and temple studies.泭 See泭泭for more information.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]ROUTLEDGE PUBLISHING
Part of the Taylor & Francis Publishing Group
Rachel Young
Taylor & Francis
2-4 Park Square
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxford, UK OX14 4RN
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭Rachel.Young@tandf.co.uk

Routledge partners with researchers, scholarly societies, universities and libraries worldwide to bring knowledge to life.泭 As one of the world’s leading publishers of scholarly journals, books, ebooks and reference works our content spans all areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences, Science, and Technology and Medicine. From our network of offices in Oxford, New York, Philadelphia, Boca Raton, Boston, Melbourne, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Stockholm, New Delhi and Johannesburg, Routledge staff provide local expertise and support to our editors, societies and authors and tailored, efficient customer service to our library colleagues.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]SOCIETY FOR BIBLICAL LITERATURE
Kathie Klein
Marketing Manager, SBL Press
Society of Biblical Literature
825 Houston Mill Road, Suite 350
Atlanta, GA USA 30329-4217
Tel: 1-404-727-2325

SBL Press publishes essential research in biblical studies for scholars and students. Cutting edge reference works, textbooks, monographs, anthologies, and translations cover everything from ancient Near Eastern泭 and Greco-Roman texts to ancient and contemporary methods and interpretations. SBL Press is the publishing arm of the Society of Biblical Literature, the flagship organization for biblical studies.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]UNIVERSITY PRESS OF COLORADO
Contact: Beth Svinarich, Sales and Marketing Manager
5589 Arapahoe Ave., Ste 206C
Boulder, CO 80303
Tel: 720-406-8849 x803
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭beth@upcolorado.com

The University Press of Colorado publishes books in Mesoamerican, Latin American, North American and Southwestern anthropology and archaeology, and is currently expanding this list into Near Eastern archaeology.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider divider_color=”#d8d8d8″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_column_text]WM. B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY
Joel Lawrence, Field Sales Manager
2140 Oak Industrial Drive NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Tel:泭1-800-253-7521, x514
楚-鳥硃勳梭:泭JLawrence@eerdmans.com

Eerdmans Publishing Company, founded in 1911 and still independently owned, is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It has long been known for publishing a wide range of religious books, from academic works in theology, biblical studies, religious history, and reference to popular titles in spirituality, social and cultural criticism, and literature. For more information visit us online at .[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1490571214409{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1490225688999{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

2018 CALL FOR PAPERS

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2018 CALL FOR PAPERS


Abstracts submitted between February 16 – March 1 are subject to a $25 late fee payable in the 17勛圖Online Store.泭 This fee will be waived if the abstract has been solicited by a session chair.

Individual paper abstracts can be submitted beginning泭January 15, 2018. All abstracts must be submitted via泭泭powered by Oxford Abstracts. The deadline to submit paper abstracts for the 2018 17勛圖Annual Meeting is February 15, 2018.

Your research may also be best presented in poster format. Poster abstract submission will open January 15, 2018, and will close on August 1, 2018. Poster abstracts must be submitted through the ASOR���s Online Abstract Management System as well. More details can be found on the . The deadline for submission of abstracts for posters is August 1, 2018.

General Instructions for Individual Submissions

Session chairs will accept papers for strictly on the basis of the quality of the abstract and its conformity to the following guidelines regarding content and format. To be considered by session chairs, abstracts also must be submitted by the deadline and proposers must be current members of 17勛圖and preregistered for the meeting. Standards for acceptance will be the same for all abstracts submitted.

Abstracts should be submitted via . The abstract will be forwarded to the correct Session Chair based on the session(s) noted on the form. For further information or questions specifically related to session, we strongly suggest that you email the session chair in advance of the submission deadline.

Questions regarding the status of submitted abstracts should be emailed to Arlene Press, ASOR’s Programs and Events Manager.

Content of Abstracts

The content of the abstract should focus on the significance of the material or on proposed solutions to specific problems rather than on a descriptive narrative.

  1. The SIGNIFICANCE of the author’s work should be stated explicitly.
  2. CONCLUSIONS, as well as the evidence for them, should be presented clearly.
  3. The TITLE should be precise and give sufficient information to allow for bibliographic indexing.
  4. Bibliographic references should be kept to a minimum and count towards the 250 word limit. PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP on the subject may be cited, if particularly relevant as a point of departure for clarifying the advances made in the author’s own work. See below for bibliographic format.
  5. It is understood that excavators and others engaged in research in the field during the summer cannot provide conclusions by the February 15 deadline. Preliminary submission for reports on excavations and surveys, however, is required; submissions should be detailed and specific and should include information on the precise objective of the project and its research design.

Format of Abstracts

  1. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words.
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January 2018

Vol. 6, No. 1
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By Dafna Langgut

One of the most famous Levantine exports of the 20th century was the Jaffa orange, and we have long associated the region with citrus. Today citrus orchards are a major component of the Mediterranean landscape and among the region���s most important cultivated fruits.

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By泭Heidi泭鬼繹梯梯-斑喝紳域

Music is a human universal. Already by the middle of the 3rd millennium BCE a great number of Egyptian texts and images referred to music and musicians, and attest to a complex hierarchy of musicians. But the beginnings of Egyptian music are much earlier.

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By Israel Finkelstein

ANEToday is pleased to present comments by noted archaeologist Israel Finkelstein, delivered at a joint session of 17勛圖and the Society of Biblical Literature titled ���Rethinking Israel��� (Boston, November 2017). The session honored Professor Finkelstein���s many contributions and presented him with a festschrift.

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Early Jewish Magic

By Yuval Hariri

Judaism has a rich tradition of magic going back over two thousand years. But what is magic really intended to do? Jewish magic is based on a belief in human power to affect reality and change it by means of words and rites. In that, it resembles the normative Jewish view, which places prayer rituals at the core of religious worship.

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ANE TODAY – 201712 – Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel

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December 2017

Vol. 5, No. 12

Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel

By Heath D. Dewrell

���For the Judahites have done evil in my sight������an oracle of Yahweh������they have set their abominations in the House over which my Name is invoked, defiling it. They build the shrines of the Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire���which I did not command, nor did it arise in my mind.��� (Jeremiah 7:30���31)

Among the many accusations that the prophets of the Hebrew Bible level at their contemporaries, child sacrifice certainly ranks among the most egregious. The idea that the Israelites would sacrifice their own children is so shocking that one may be tempted to dismiss the charge merely as hyperbolic. But the accusation is hardly limited to Jeremiah. For instance, among the first commands in Deuteronomy���s collection of laws is:

When Yahweh your god has cut off before you the peoples among whom you are about to enter to dispossess, and you have dispossessed them and lived in their land, be careful lest you are ensnared by them, after they have been destroyed before you���lest you inquire about their gods, saying, ���How did these peoples serve their gods? I also will do likewise.��� You must not do likewise for Yahweh your god, because every abomination to Yahweh that he hates they have done for their gods���for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods! (Deut 12:29���31)

This is a warning to the Israelites not to imitate the depraved Canaanites by sacrificing Israelite children to Yahweh in the same way that Canaanites sacrificed their sons and daughters to their gods. But why would such a command exist among the corpora of biblical laws unless泭some泭Israelites were at least泭tempted泭to sacrifice their children to Yahweh? Further, the fact that the oracle in Jeremiah accuses them of泭precisely that泭only strengthens the suspicion that the practice of child sacrifice was a very real, and apparently quite controversial, issue in ancient Israel.

William Blake, The Flight of Moloch, 1809 (PBS)
Abraham���s Big Test (christianbook.org)
Abraham���s Big Test (christianbook.org)

These are far from the only references to child sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible. While the story of Abraham���s near sacrifice of Isaac (Gen 22) is probably the most famous example, there are also less well-known tales, such as Jephthah���s sacrifice of his daughter in fulfillment of a vow (Judg 11���12) and King Mesha of Moab���s sacrifice of his firstborn son during what appeared to be a hopeless siege (2 Kgs 3). Various biblical law codes demand that the firstborn of one���s cattle and flocks be handed over as a sacrifice to Yahweh, but some passages suggest that the requirement applied to firstborn children as well. In most cases, firstborn children are to be ���redeemed��� via the offering of a sheep (e.g., Exod 34:19���20) or a cash payment to the priests (e.g., Num 18:15���16). But in at least one case no form of redemption is mentioned (Exod 22:28���29), possibly indicating that firstborn children were sacrificed in some Yahwistic circles.

Scholars have long debated whether the Israelites could have ever actually sacrificed their children. If so, to which god (or gods) and how pervasive was the practice? There is a general consensus that child sacrifice did indeed take place in ancient Israel, although there is little agreement on the extent to which the practice occurred or on other specifics. Some argue that children were never offered to Yahweh, but only to foreign Canaanite gods like ���Molek,��� while others argue that child sacrifice was an ancient part of Yahwistic religion, which only fell out of favor after such rites were condemned as foreign syncretism by revisionist rhetoric, including that of the Hebrew Bible.

In my recent monograph,泭, I address these arguments and, like most scholars, argue that at least some Israelites did sacrifice their children, probably to Yahweh. My primary objective, however, is not merely to address the existence or non-existence of Israelite child sacrifice. Instead, I collect all of the different types of evidence���biblical, archaeological, and epigraphic���to attempt to untangle the various forms of child sacrifice. ���Child sacrifice��� was not a homogeneous phenomenon any more than ���sheep sacrifice.���

In some cases, children are said to have been sacrificed ���as a泭鳥��梭梗域-offering.��� These offerings have good parallels in the Punic colonies, where an identically named rite involving child sacrifice appears in conjunction with vows. In other cases, firstborn children are offered during times of distress, such as a famine or a siege. In yet others, firstborn children are offered as a matter of course in acknowledgment of Yahweh���s claim to the first portion of all produce. Children were sacrificed for a variety of purposes in a variety of circumstances, and it appears that different groups of Yahwists practiced different forms of child sacrifice, while some���like those most prominently represented in the Hebrew Bible���practiced none of them.

Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel
Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel
Molek by Isnard from a 1753 Martin Luther Bible
Molek by Isnard from a 1753 Martin Luther Bible

Turning to the rhetoric of the Hebrew Bible itself, it is interesting to note that, even among the groups that practiced no form of child sacrifice, there was a diversity of opinion on the topic. For instance, some biblical writers seem to assume that firstborn children were indeed owed to Yahweh, but that this obligation could be carried out via a substitute offering of some sort. Others, however, reject out of hand the idea that Yahweh���s claim to firstlings ever applied to children at all. Some texts, like the one from Deuteronomy quoted above, accuse reprobate Israelites of sacrificing their children to Yahweh as if he were one of the foreign gods of the Canaanites. Others, however, equate child sacrifice with the worship of Baal or idols and deny that Yahweh was ever linked with such offerings, even by ���bad��� Yahwists.

One striking example of such rhetorical disagreements among biblical authors opposing child sacrifice is the question of whether Yahweh ever commanded that children be sacrificed. In the Jeremiah passage quoted above, Yahweh flatly declares that child sacrifice is a thing that ���I did not command, nor did it arise in my mind��� (Jer 7:31). Ezekiel, on the other hand, suggests that Yahweh泭did泭command that children be sacrificed, but only as a punishment for the Israelites��� repeated faithlessness. There Yahweh declares that, because the Israelites did not follow Yahweh���s good laws by which they could live, ���I gave them statutes that are not good and precepts by which they could not live. I defiled them by their gifts, in causing to pass over every firstborn, so that I might desolate them��� (Ezek 20:25���26). In this case, there seems to be a disagreement about whether the version of the law of the firstborn that lacks any sort of redemption clause constitutes a legitimate Yahwistic law at all. Thus, examining the rhetoric surrounding child sacrifice reveals differences in opinion concerning which biblical law codes were authoritative, as well as how they ought to be interpreted.

Exploring the practice of child sacrifice provides a window into the diversity of Israelite Yahwism. There was diversity in practice among those Yahwists who sacrificed their children, but there were also a variety of rhetorical strategies employed by those who opposed such rites. While the Hebrew Bible today overwhelmingly condemns child sacrifice as abominable, this biblical consensus only emerged as the result of a struggle over the relationship of Yahweh worship to the sacrifice of children. While those who opposed all forms of child sacrifice obviously (and thankfully!) won the day, the fact that these debates are preserved at all indicates that at least some Israelites saw things differently.

Heath D. Dewrell is assistant professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary.

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December 2017

Vol. 5, No. 12

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ANET December issue泭e-book:

  • ���Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel��� by Heath D. Dewrell
  • ���Visitors from the Intermediate Bronze Age? Crescent Headed Figures in Negev Rock Art��� by Lior Schwimer and Yuval Yekutieli
  • ���Of Stones and Social Complexity: The Shamir Dolmen Field and the Intermediate Bronze Age��� by Uri Berger and Gonen Sharon
  • ���A Magnificent Manor: Majdal Yaba: A Fortified Ottoman and British Mandate Period Manor House in Central Israel��� by Itamar Taxel and Tsvika Tsuk

 

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By Itamar Taxel and Tsvika Tsuk

Within view of the modern town of Rosh Ha-���Ayin is a site that was continuously inhabited between the Iron Age II and the British Mandate. Majdal Y��b�� is located on a hill at the western fringes of Samaria, overlooking the coastal plain and the eastern basin of the Yarqon River. Thanks to the impressive and well-preserved remains of a fortified monumental structure on the summit, it is visible from a distance. The site provides a unique view on not only the landscape but upper class Ottoman period society.

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Of Stones and Social Complexity ��� The Shamir Dolmen Field and the Intermediate Bronze Age

By Uri Berger and Gonen Sharon

Dolmens – megalithic stone tombs – are among the earliest archaeological features documented in the Levant, first reported in 1817. In 1850 the French researcher De Saulcy first used the term “dolmen” to describe the megaliths at Adeimeh in Jordan. During the 1880s, C.R. Conder of the Palestine Exploration Fund laid the foundation for dolmen studies, mapping, describing, and drawing dozens of them from Syria, the Jordan Valley, the Upper Galilee, and the Golan Heights.

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Visitors from the Intermediate Bronze Age? Crescent Headed Figures in Negev Rock Art

By Lior Schwimer and Yuval Yekutieli

The Negev is renowned for its countless examples of rock art, which date from remote proto-history until the modern period. Many of these are difficult to date, but new research suggests that a special class dates to the still enigmatic mid-third millennium BCE. Do they indicate something unexpected about that society?

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Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel

By Heath D. Dewrell

���For the Judahites have done evil in my sight������an oracle of Yahweh������they have set their abominations in the House over which my Name is invoked, defiling it. They build the shrines of the Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire���which I did not command, nor did it arise in my mind.��� (Jeremiah 7:30���31)

Among the many accusations that the prophets of the Hebrew Bible level at their contemporaries.

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November 2017

Vol. 5, No. 11

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Not Just for the Birds: Pigeons in the Roman and Byzantine Near East

By Jennifer Ramsay

When we think of pigeons today, it is generally not with admiration but rather annoyance or even dread of being targeted by them. The original meaning of ���for the birds��� was that something was worthless, which may be where we get our modern conception of pigeons. Nonetheless pigeons have played a unique role in human history.

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The Bible as Tool for Learning to Evaluate Competing Voices in an Age of ���Fake News���

By Brendon C. Benz

Nicholas Lemann, professor of journalism at Columbia, opened his column, ���Solving the Problem of Fake News��� with the following observation: What we are now calling fake news���misinformation that people fall for���is nothing new.

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泭An Affair of Herbal Medicine? The ���Special��� Kitchen in the Royal Palace of Ebla

By Agnese Vacca, Luca Peyronel, and Claudia Wachter-Sarkady

In antiquity, like today, humans needed a wide range of medicines, but until recently there has been little direct archaeological evidence for producing medicines. That evidence, however, also suggests that Near Eastern palaces may have been in the pharmaceutical business.

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Beyond the Texts: An Archaeological Portrait of Ancient Israel and Judah

By William G. Dever

Countless books have been written about ancient Israel. But this work is the first mainstream history of ancient Israel to be published in English in 40 years. It also differs from previous scholarship by attempting to prove an alternative, archaeological based history, or as the title has it, a ���portrait.���

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The ���Tomb of Absalom���: The Earliest Judeo-Christian Place of Pilgrimage in Jerusalem

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The Emergence of Edom: Recent Debate

By泭Piotr Bienkowski

It’s long been believed that the kingdom of Edom emerged in the 8th century BCE in the highlands of southern Jordan. Do recent discoveries of early Iron Age copper production change that? Read More[/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

Achieving Divinity: ���Golden Mummies of Egypt��� at Manchester Museum

By泭Campbell Price

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What can Mythological Narratives tell us about Mycenaean Long-Distance Trade in the Bronze Age?

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Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel

By Heath D. Dewrell

���For the Judahites have done evil in my sight������an oracle of Yahweh������they have set their abominations in the House over which my Name is invoked, defiling it. They build the shrines of the Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire���which I did not command, nor did it arise in my mind.��� (Jeremiah 7:30���31)

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Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel

By Heath D. Dewrell

���For the Judahites have done evil in my sight������an oracle of Yahweh������they have set their abominations in the House over which my Name is invoked, defiling it. They build the shrines of the Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire���which I did not command, nor did it arise in my mind.��� (Jeremiah 7:30���31)

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DENISE L. GOLD PROJECT GRANTS

Denise L. Gold

17勛圖plans to award one Gold Project Grant of $2,500, pending the receipt of funds, during 2026 (see Disclaimer below).

Established in 2017 with annual contributions, the Denise L. Gold Fund was created to support ASOR-affiliated archaeological projects. Gold has been a member of the 17勛圖family for more than three decades, and she has participated in numerous excavation projects in Israel, including Megiddo and Lachish. She is a faithful attendee at the 17勛圖Annual Meeting and a generous supporter of 17勛圖and of archaeology in the greater Mediterranean world.

The泭Gold Fund泭provides modest annual grants to worthy field projects that are泭, particularly to newer and smaller projects, to help them get started, and to discrete components of larger projects that can be completed with an award. Funds may be use to purchase a piece of equipment or to pay for a discrete smaller initiative. The grant also may provide support for off-season research and/or analysis. One Gold Grant of泭$2,500泭will be awarded in 2026.

  • Application Deadline: February 23, 2026
  • Questions:泭Please email泭Marta Ostovich.

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Guidelines

1. Applications should be submitted by directors of ASOR-affiliated projects. Per the guidelines received from the donor, projects must be located in one of the following countries: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, or Turkey.

2. Only one application from a project or site will be funded in any given year. In addition, the Gold Selection Committee will give preference to excavation projects that have not received an 17勛圖Project Grant (Dana, Gold, Harris, or Seger) in the past three years.

3. Gold Project Grants are not designed to fund travel for student volunteers or junior staff members (see泭Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation).

4. Funds will be made available from the 17勛圖office, and recipients may receive a Form 1099 for the funds received. In order for 17勛圖to distribute funds to an institution, certain restrictions may apply. Only direct expenses are permitted, and no indirect or overhead may be charged.

Apply for 17勛圖Affiliation for a Project

Disclaimer: If for any reason many archaeological excavations cannot take place during 2026, 17勛圖may at its sole discretion decide not to offer fieldwork scholarships. If 17勛圖deems such a decision as necessary, applicants may reapply for non-fieldwork summer stipends if 17勛圖can offer stipends for 2026. Regrettably, applicants and successful applicants may not postpone fieldwork scholarships to another year if the applicant or 17勛圖decides that fieldwork scholarships will not be awarded in 2026. If the pandemic or any other reason causes a cancellation of fieldwork in 2026, applicants must reapply for funding in 2027 (or for stipends if they can be made available in 2026).

Previous Grant Recipients: $5,000 awarded

2022: $2,500
  1. Lindy Crewe, CAARI, ���Kissonerga-Skalia Bronze Age Settlement Excavation���
2018: $2,500
  1. Kathryn Grossman, North Carolina State University, ���Makounta-Voules Archaeological Project (Geomorphological Survey)���