Author Description

Edom and Idumea in the Persian period: an introduction to the volume / by Benedikt Hensel -- The complexity of a site: "Edom" in Persian period from the perspectives of historical research, Hebrew Bible studies and ancient Near Eastern studies / by Benedikt Hensel -- Edom in the Persian period, relations with the Negev, and the Arabian trade: the archaeological evidence / by Piotr Bienkowski -- The genesis of Idumea / by Yigal Levin -- The evolution of an Edomite/Idumean identity: Hellenistic Maresha as a case study / by Ian Stern -- Edom in Judah: identity and social entanglement in the late Iron Age Negev / by Andrew J. Danielson -- Dry climate during the early Persian period and its impact on the establishment of Idumea / by Dafna Langgut and Oded Lipschits -- A tale of two provinces: Judah and Edom during the Persian period / by Alexander Fantalkin and Oren Tal -- Idumean in light of the votive deposits of terracotta figurines / by Adi Erlich --.