Prophets and Markets

1 Introduction: Prior to the Eighth Century B.C.E..- I The Israelite Economy in the Eighth and Seventh Centuries B.C.E..- 2 Specialized Production: Industry and Agriculture.- Pottery.- Woolen Textiles.- Wine.- Olive Oil.- Metalworking and Mining.- Residential Housing.- Agricultural Practices.- 3 Adaptations to Spreading Markets: Brands, Management, and Warehouses.- Jar-Handle Stamps, Brands, and Packaging.- Officer Seals and Hierarchic Firms.- The Samaria Ostraca and Warehouse Facilities.- 4 Transport: Routes, Costs, and Monopoly Power.- Highways.- Economic Importance of Land and Water Transport.- Israelite Expansion.- Judah Alone.- 5 The Economies of Israel's Neighbors.- 6 The Market for Factors of Production: Commercial Loans, Slavery, and Land Consolidation.- Commercial Loans.- Contractual Slavery.- Land Market.- 7 Living Standards: Consumer Durables.- Private Homes.- Possessions.- Dress.- 8 Living Standards: Diet.- Bread Consumption.- Meat Consumption.- Wine and Oil.- 9 Living Standards: Luxury Consumption.- Cultic Luxury Consumption.- Social Status: Genealogies and Mortuary Wealth.- Plastic Arts.- Performing Arts.- Gardens.- Large Families.- Education and Wisdom.- 10 Living Standards: Income Distribution.- II The Call for Social Justice: Priests, Prophets, Proverbs, and Psalms.- 11 The Prophets as Social Reformers.- 12 The Political Potency of the Prophets.- 13 Prophetic Symbols and Ambitions.- 14 The Joint Ministry of Priests and Prophets.- 15 Songs and Words of Social Justice.- III The Implementation of Social Reform.- 16 Three Cultural Revolutions.- The Program of Social Reform.- The Northern Origin of Deuteronomy.- The Assault on Ritual and Tradition.- 17 Cultic Reforms and Consequences.- 18 Socioeconomic Reforms and Consequences.- 19 Summary and Conclusions.- Appendix A: Markets and Entrepreneurs in the Ancient Near East.- Appendix B: Historical Evidence on the Relationship betweer Economic Growth and Land Consolidation.- References.