entity · trad_united_monarchy
United Monarchy tradition
Also known as: United Kingdom of Israel under David and Solomon
Biblical representation of a united Israelite-Judahite monarchy centred on Jerusalem.
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.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1020 BCE–930 BCE
Precision: traditional historical window
Chronology model: traditional tenth century setting
moderateThe traditional setting is tenth century BCE; the scale and sequence of the polity remain disputed.
- informs · contextualizes
The United Monarchy: State of the Question — Zachary Thomas (2016)Provides the range.
Locator: chronology and model review - informs · provides primary evidence
Tel Dan Stela: New Light on Aramaic and Jehu's Revolt — William M. Schniedewind (1996)Provides later dynastic context.
Locator: later House of David reference
Research description
Biblical representation of a united Israelite-Judahite monarchy centred on Jerusalem. The date range describes proposed composition/redaction activity, not the narrative setting.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Literary tradition, not contemporary event report
A narrative or motif documented in a text composed or redacted after its narrated setting.
Why does this record have this property?
The surviving monarchy narratives post-date their setting and require independent archaeological and inscriptional tests.
- The United Monarchy: State of the Question
contextualizes · evidence review
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
The United Monarchy: State of the Question — Zachary Thomas (2016)Summarizes archaeological and historical positions.
Locator: entire review - informs · critiques interpretation
The Two Houses of Israel: State Formation and the Origins of Pan-Israelite Identity — Omer Sergi (2023)Provides an alternative asymmetric model.
Locator: pan-Israelite identity and state-formation analysis
Referenced records
- Southern Levant · entity