Authors
“The Last Days of Canaanite Azekah”: Oded Lipschits is Professor of Jewish History in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University and Co-director of the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition. Sabine Kleiman and Vanessa Linares are Ph.D. students at Tel Aviv University’s Haim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology. Ido Koch is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University and Co-director of the Tel Hadid Expedition. Karl Berendt earned his M.A. in Anthropology at University of Alberta, Edmonton. Sarah Richardson earned her M.A. in Archaeology at the International Program in Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Tel Aviv University, and is a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at University of Manitoba. Manfred Oeming is Professor of Old Testament Theology at Heidelberg University and Co-director of the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition. Yuval Gadot is Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University and Co-director of the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition.
“Commander of the Fortress? Understanding an Ancient Israelite Military Title”: William M. Schniedewind is Professor of Biblical Studies and Northwest Semitic Languages at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also serves as Associate Director of the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project.
“The Legend of Tel Achzib, Arkansas”: Dale W. Manor is Professor of Archaeology and Bible at -Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and the Field Director of the Tel Beth-Shemesh Excavations in Israel.