A N D R E W S U N I V E R S I T Y

SEMINARY STUDIES VOLUME XIV SPRING 1976 NUMBER 1

HESHBON 1974 Bornas. R . S., and . T . Geraty. The Fourth Campaign at Tell Hesbln 1

Van Elderen. Bastiann. Area A .................................................................. 17 .................... Sauer. .James A.. Area B and Square D.4 ....................... .. 29

Mare. W . Harold. Area C ......................... .. ............................................... 63 Herr. Larry G.. Area D .................... .. ......................................................... 79

........... Stirling. James H.. Areas E. F. and G.10 .......................... ............. 101 Herr. Larry G.. Area G.5 ................................................................................ 107 Mare. W . Harold. Area G.6. 7. 9 ................................................................ 109 Ibach. Robert. Jr.. Area G.8 (Umm Es-Sarab) .......................................... 113

................ Ibach. Robert. Jr.. Archaeological Survey of the HesbAn Region 119 Goldstein. Sidney M.. Glass Fragments from Tell H e s b h ............................ 127 Terian. Abraham. Coins from the 1973 and 1974 Excavations at Heshbon 133 Geraty. Lawrence T.. Hcshbon Ostracon X ...................................................... 143 Cross. Frank Moore. Jr.. Heshhon Ostracon XI ................................................ 145 Cox. James J . C.. . 4 Rhodian Potter's Date-Stamp ...................................... 149 Kritzeck. James. Two Early Arabic Glass FYeights ........................................ 157 Nitowski. Eugenia. . in Inscribed Mamlitk Sherd .......................................... 163 James. Harold E.. Jr.. Geological Study a t Tell Hesbin .................................. 165 Crawford. Patricia. T h e Mollusca of Tell Hesbln .......................................... 171 Cmruford. Patricia. and gystein Sakala LaBianca. T h e Flora of H e s b h 177 Crawford. Patricia; @?stein Sakala LaBianca; and Robert B . Stewart.

The Flotation Remains .................................... .... ............................................ 185 LnBianca. Qpstein Sakala. The Village of HesbAn: An Ethnographic

Preliminary Report ........................................................................................ 189 Stirling. James H.. Human Skeletal Remains from Tell HesbAn. 1974 ...... 201 LaBianca. @?stein Sakala. and Asta Sakala LaBianca. Domestic Animals

of the Early Roman Period at Tell Hesbin .............................................. 205

GENERAL ARTICLES. BOOK REVIEWS. BOOKS RECEIVED .......... Dederen. Kaoul. Karl Rahner's T h e Shape of the Church to Come 217

Shea. William H.. Esther and History ............................................................... 227 Book Reviews ............................................................................................................ 247 Books Received .......................................................................................................... 262

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ABBREVIATIONS OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Annual, Amer. Sch. of Or. Res. Annual, Dep. of Ant. of Jordan American Ecclesiastical Review Arclrir~ fiiv Orientforschrtng A,rhir~ fur Pn~vtcsforschung Von Soden, Akkad. Handworterb. ,4111. Journal of Archaeology Austr. Jotrrn. of Bibl. Arch. Am. Jrl., Sem. Lung. and Lit . Anc. Near East in Pictures, I'ritchard, ed. Anc. Near East: Suppl. Texts and Pictures, Prichard, ed. Ancient Near Eastern Texts, I'ritchard, ed., 2d ed., 1955 The :\ntc-Nicene Fathers Acta Orientalia .\nalecta Orientalia Atclriu Orientalni .4rchiv fur Reformationsgesch. A rchiv fur Religionswissenschaft Anglican Theological Revier11 Andrews Univ. Monographs Australian Biblical Review Andreros Univ. Srm. Studies Biblical Archaeologist Bulletin, Amer. Sch. of Or. Rrs. Biblica Biblische Beitrage Bibliotheca Orientalis

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Bulletin, John Rjrlands Library Baptist Quarterly Review Riblical Research Biblioth. Rerum Germanicarum Bibliotheca Sacra T h e Bible Translator Biblische Zeitschrift Ikihcftc 2111. ZA W Reihefte zur Z N W Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Catholic Biblical Quarterly Christian Century Chronique d'ggypte Chttrch History Corp. Inscript. Judaicarum Corp. Inscript. Latinarum Corp. Inscript. Semiticarum Canadian Journal of Theology Christianity Today Evangelical Quarterly Ecumenical Review Elmngelische Theologie

Hibbert Journal Han~ard Theological Review Harvard Theological Studies Hebrew Union College Annual

Israel Exploration Journal Inscriptiones Graecae Interpretation

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Journ., Amer. Acad. of Rel. Jahrb. fur Ant. und Christenturn lourn. of the Amer. Or. Soc. Journal of Biblical Literature lournal of Bible and Religion Journal of Cuneiform Studies lournal of Egyptian Archaeology Jaarbericht, Ex Oriente L u x Journal of Hellenic Studies Journal of Jewish Studies lournal of Near Eastern Studies Journ., Palest. Or. Soc. Jewish Quarterly Review Journal of Religion lournal for the Study of Judaism Journal of Semitic Studies Journ., Scient. St.of Rel . Journal of Theol. Studies Judaica King James Version Lutheran Quarterly

Mon. Germ. Historica Migne, Patrologia Graeca Migne, Patrologia Latina hfennonite Quarterly Review

New English Bible Neue Kirchliche Zeitschrift Nicene and Post. Nic. Fathers Nouvelle Revue Thdologique Nouum Testamentum New Testament Abstracts New Testament Studies Nzonen

Oriens Christianus Orientalistische Literaturzeitung Orientalia Oudtestamentische Studien

Pal. Expl. Fund, Quart. Statem. Palestine Exploration Quarterly Paliistina-Jahrbuch Realencyklopadie fur Protes- tantische Theologie und Kirche

Quarterly, Dep. of Ant. in Pal.

Revue d'Assyr. et d'Arch. Or. Revista d i Archaeologia Christiana Revue ArchPologique Revue Biblique Revue d%gyptologie

RelS RHE R H P R R H R R L R L A RQ RS R S R RSV SANT S IT SO^ SPB ST T D T E H T G T L Z T P

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ZKG ZKT ZNW ZRGG ZST ZTK

Recherches Bibliques Recherches de Science Religieuse Review and Expositor Religious Studies Revue dlHistoire Eccle'siastique Revue d'Hist. et de Philos. Rel. Revue de l'Histoire des Religions Religion in Life Reallexikon der Assyriologie Revue de Qumrdn Revue SPmitique Revue, Sciences Religieuses Revised Standard Version St. z. Alt. u. Neuen Test. Scottish Journal of Theology Studia Orientalia Studia Postbiblica Studia Theologica Theology Digest Theologische Existenz Heute Theologie und GIaube Theologische Literaturzeitung Theologie und Philosophie Theologische Quartalschrift Theologische Revue Theologische Rundschau Traditio Theological Studies Theology Today Theologische Zeitschrift Ugari tische Forschungen Vigiliae Christianae Vetus Testarnentum V T , Supplements Die Welt des Orients Westminster Theol. Journal Wiener Zeitsch. f . d . Kunde d. Mor. Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie Zeitsch. fur dgyptische Sprache Zeitsch. fur die Alttes. Wiss. Zeitsch. der Deutsch. Morgenl. Gesellschaf t Zeitsch. des Deutsch. Pal. Ver. Zeitsch. fur Hist. Theologie Zeitschrift fur Kirchengeschichte Zeitsch. fur Kath. Theologie Zeitsch. fur die Neutes. W.iss. Zeitsch. fur Rel. u. Geistesgesch. Zeitschrift fur Syst. Theologie Zeitsch. fur Theol. und Kirche

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