Solomon’s Interactions and Economic Policies
Fertile Crossroads - Elites and Exchange in the Southern Levant's Early Iron Age - Sarah Malena
Sarah Malena [+]
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Sarah Malena is Associate Professor of History at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She
specializes in the history and archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean world, with a special
focus on intercultural exchange.
Description
Chapter Three examines the depiction of Solomon’s reign as described in 1 Kings 3-11. The biblical narrative recounts extensive inter- and intraregional interactions in the mid to late tenth century. This chapter provides a historical assessment of these accounts and evaluates how the claims contribute to current reconstructions of interactions.