AROL 232 Final, Fall 1997
American University of Beirut · The History of the Syro-Lebanese Coast in Antiquity · 1 page
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Date : 5.2.1998
Time: Two hours
Answer the following questions:
1- Essay question:
“The two “histories of ancient Israel”-the sacred and the secular-seem to run parallel
in the present state of our knowledge” (Dever, W. BASOR 284:88 (1994).
Explain and comment this statement of William Dever by discussing the following issues:
- What is meant by the “sacred history” of ancient Israel and what is the source of this history?
- What is meant by the “secular history” of ancient Israel and what is the source of this history?
- Why does the author say that these two histories run parallel?
-Which history of Israel, the sacred or the secular, do you think is more reliable and why?
Give concise and relevant answers. (60%)
2- What is the origin of the term ARAMAEAN? (10%)
3- What is a bit-hilani? Name an archaeological site where a bit-hilani was found (20%).