Statement
The Philistines can be shown to be outsiders because their distinct culture appears in the archaeological and linguistic record and traces back to another part of the world. Not so with the Israelites: their language, religion and material culture tie them to earlier Canaanite culture, as if they were an outgrowth of it.
References
p. 12
supports · main text · ch. 1
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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p. 12
supports · main text · ch. 1
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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Scholarly debate
From what population did early Israel emerge?
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- A
Immigrants or marginal groups
Hypotheses involving Hyksos, Shasu and Habiru
Mobile or socially displaced groups may have contributed to the population that adopted the name Israel.
- B
Canaanite majority
Archaeological reconstruction emphasized in the chapter
Material continuity, language and settlement patterns indicate that most came from Canaan itself.