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Zusatztext Summarized. Informationen zum Autor Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull. He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology. A recent book is Ancient Israel:What Do We Know and How Do We Know it? Klappentext When methodology relating to the history of ancient Israel is discussed, the issue of historiography is frequently injected into the debate. This includes both principles of writing history from a modern perspective and also historiography as it relates to ancient writings. The first part of this most recent volume in the European Seminar in Historical Methodology series contains essays on historiography, including such well-known scholars as Ehud Ben Zvi, Philip Davies, and Axel Knauf. The second part is made up of reviews of histories of Israel or related works by such writers as William Dever, Baruch Halpern, Steven McKenzie, Mario Liverani, Alberto Soggin, Lester Grabbe, Jens Bruun Kofoed, and Iain Provan, V. Phillips Long, and Tremper Longman, III. Reviewers include Rainer Albertz, Niels Peter Lemche, Joseph Blenkinsopp, Philip Davies, Bob Becking, Ehud Ben Zvi, and Lester Grabbe. The original authors had the opportunity to respond to the reviews, while the editor provides an introduction that summarizes the various contributions and also a conclusion that provides personal reflections on the debate. Collection includes both principles of writing history from a modern perspective and also historiography as it relates to ancient writings. Zusammenfassung A collection that includes both principles of writing history from a modern perspective and also historiography as it relates to ancient writings. It contains essays on historiography, and includes reviews of histories of Israel or related works. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. INTRODUCTION LESTER L. GRABBE, Introduction >EHUD BEN ZVI, General Observations on Ancient Israelite Histories in their Ancient Contexts PHILIP R. DAVIES, The Origin of Biblical Israel E. AXEL KNAUF, Against Historiography--in Defence of History CHRISTINE MITCHELL, Why the Hebrew Bible Might Be All Greek to Me: On the Use of the Xenophontic Corpus in Discussions of Biblical Literature LUKASZ NIESIOLOWSKI-SPANÒ, (Pseudo-)Eupolemus and Shechem: Methodology Enabling the Use of Hellenistic Jewish Historians' Work in Biblical Studies >REVIEW OF: William G. Dever, What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It? (2001) and Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from? (2003) RAINER ALBERTZ, Review of William G. Dever WILLIAM G. DEVER, A Response to Rainer Albertz REVIEW OF: Lester L. Grabbe, A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period 1: Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah (2004) EHUD BEN ZVI, 'From My Corner of the Field': A Preliminary Response to L. L. Grabbe, A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period:Volume 1. Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah LESTER L. GRABBE, Damn, I Thought They'd Never Notice: Response to Ehud Ben Zvi REVIEW OF: Jens Bruun Kofoed, Text and History: Historiography and the Study of the Biblical Text (2005) NIELS PETER LEMCHE, Evading the Facts: Notes on Jens Bruun Kofoed: Text and History: Historiography and the Study of the Biblical Text (2005) JENS BRUUN KOFOED, Factualising the Evasion REVIEW OF: Mario Liverani, Oltre la Bibbia: Storia antica di Israele (2003)/Israel's History and the History of Israel (2005) JOSEPH BLENKINSOPP, A Different Kind of Minimalism: Mario Liverani's Oltre la Bibbia PHILIP R. DAVIES, Way Beyond the Bible--but Far Enough? MARIO LIVERANI, Response REVIEW OF: Steven L. McKenzie, King David: A Biography (2000), and Baruch Halpern, David's Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King (2001) BOB BECKING, Da...
