1. God, Oil, and Politics: Hebrew Prophetic Texts and the Dynamics of Regional Economy in the Southern Levant During the 8th and 7th Centuries B.C.E. Open Access Author: Welch, Eric Lee Title: God, Oil, and Politics: Hebrew Prophetic Texts and the Dynamics of Regional Economy in the Southern Levant During the 8th and 7th Centuries B.C.E. Graduate Program: History Keywords: Olive oilJudean EconomyTel Miqne-EkronRamat Raḥel File: Download Welch_Dissertation_13_June_2015.pdf Committee Members: Gerald Neil Knoppers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorBaruch Halpern, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorKathryn Elizabeth Salzer, Committee MemberAnn Eloise Killebrew, Committee MemberKenneth Gale Hirth, Committee Member