Creation of History in Ancient Israel

Informationen zum Autor Marc Zvi Brettler Klappentext The Creation of History in Ancient Israel demonstrates how the historian can start to piece together the history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a source. Zusammenfassung Argues that the biblical historians were influenced by typology, interpretation of earlier texts, satire and ideology; shows how, with this model, we can put together a history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a key source. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, List of abbreviations, INTRODUCTION: THE NEW BIBLICAL HISTORIOGRAPHY, 1 DEFINING HISTORY, IDEOLOGY AND LITERATURE, 2 CHRONICLES AS A MODEL FOR BIBLICAL HISTORY, 3 THE TYPOLOGIES OF GENESIS, 4 DEUTERONOMY AS INTERPRETATION, 5 THE EHUD STORY AS SATIRE, 6 IDEOLOGY IN THE BOOK OF SAMUEL, 7 TEXT IN A TEL: 2 KINGS 17 AS HISTORY, CONCLUSION: THE CREATION OF BIBLICAL HISTORY, Notes, Select bibliography, Index of subjects, Index of modern authors, Index of citations from the Hebrew bible

Product details

• Authors: Marc Brettler, Marc Zvi Brettler, Mark Zvi Brettler, Z. Brettler Marc, Brettler Marc Zvi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.1998
• EAN: 9780415194075
• ISBN: 978-0-415-19407-5
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Religion: general, Christianity, Judaism, Ancient History, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Old Testaments