Between Evidence and Ideology - Essays on the History of Ancient Israel Read at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and the Oud T

The historiography of Ancient Israel is much debated. The various approaches are never void of ideology and some reckon more with the available evidence than others. This volume consists of a set of case-studies that reveal the difficulties that arise when trying to write a history as honestly as possible. This implies that both the archaeology of Ancient Palestine - the finds and their interrogation - as well as the Philosophy of History - their models and their implications - are discussed. The outcome is a variety of approaches that inform the reader of current views on the history of Ancient Israel.

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• Authors: John Peterson
• Assisted by: Bob E J H Becking (Editor), Bob E. J. H. Becking (Editor), Lester Grabbe (Editor)
• Publisher: Koninklijke Brill NV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2010
• EAN: 9789004187375
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18737-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 357 g
• Series: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old; Brill
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity