biblical and archaeological evidence for sacred feasts at Iron Age II Tel Dan and their significanceGreer, Jonathan S.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.Electronic books.mauBostonBrill2013monographiceng1 online resource (191 pages).In 'Dinner at Dan', Jonathan S. Greer provides biblical and archaeological evidence for sacred feasting at the Levantine site of Tel Dan from the late 10th century - mid-8th century BCE. Biblical texts are argued to reflect a Yahwistic and traditional religious context for these feasts and a fresh analysis of previously unpublished animal bone, ceramic, and material remains from the temple complex at Tel Dan sheds light on sacrificial prescriptions, cultic realia, and movements within this sacred space. Greer concludes that feasts at Dan were utilized by the kings of Northern Israel initially to unify tribal factions and later to reinforce distinct social structures as a society strove to incorporate its tribal past within a monarchic framework.by Jonathan S. Greer.Includes bibliographical references.a-is---Fasts and feastsJudaismHistoryExcavations (Archaeology)IsraelDan (Extinct city)JudaismHistoryTo 70 A.DJewsHistoryTo 70 A.DRELIGIONJudaismGeneralExcavations (Archaeology)Fasts and feastsJudaismJewsJudaismIsraelDan (Extinct city) To 70 fast BM690 .G74 2013eb296.0933/45Greer, Jonathan S.Boston : Brill, 2013(DLC) 2013027833(OCoLC)8591799819789004260627900426062512998706359781299870635518314 MILhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=641325http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=641325N$T13121120200709055951.0ocn865007911eng