Leading Captivity Captive - 'The Exile' as History and Ideology

In a methodological discussion of this issue, the contributors cover a range of topics, from ancient poltics to modern ideology. The entity known as 'the Exile' has had an extremely forceful influence in Old Testament scholarship, both as an event and as a symbol. But was there an 'Exile'? And if so, how did it fit into the pattern of population deportations that characterized the imperial strategies of the ancient Near East? In a major methodological discussion of this issue, the contributors to this symposium of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology cover a range of topics, from ancient politics to modern ideology. In probing the meaning and implication of 'Exile' they also reflect a spectrum of opinions and conclusions. As with Volume 1 of this series, the editor has provided an introduction and concluding reflections.

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• Authors: Lester L Grabbe
• Assisted by: Claudia V. Camp (Editor), Lester L. Grabbe (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781850759072
• ISBN: 978-1-85075-907-2
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Journal for the Study of the O; Journal for the Study of the O; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies; Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Judentum, Heilige Schriften, Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte, RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, RELIGION / Reference, Judaism, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts