ranked model · model_united_monarchy_scale
United Monarchy scale and chronology
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Model comparison
question
What scale of tenth-century political integration is best supported?tests
- tenth-century Jerusalem phase publication
- radiocarbon at regional fortifications
- administrative standardization
- contemporary inscription discovery
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
The United Monarchy: State of the Question — Zachary Thomas (2016)Model range.
Locator: state of question - informs · provides primary evidence
Tel Dan Stela: New Light on Aramaic and Jehu's Revolt — William M. Schniedewind (1996)Dynastic evidence.
Locator: House of David - informs · proposes interpretation
The Two Houses of Israel: State Formation and the Origins of Pan-Israelite Identity — Omer Sergi (2023)Preferred framing.
Locator: later pan-Israelite model - informs · critiques interpretation
The Archaeology of the United Monarchy: An Alternative View — Israel Finkelstein (1998)Scale caution.
Locator: low chronology - informs · proposes interpretation
The Contribution of the Amarna Letters to the Debate on Jerusalem's Political Position in the Tenth Century BCE — Nadav Na'aman (1996)Counterweight.
Locator: early capacity
Referenced records
- Tel Dan Stele · entity
- United Monarchy tradition · entity
- David traditions · entity
- Solomon traditions · entity
- Gradual development of the Judahite highland polity · event