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Past, Present, Future - The Deuteronomistic History and the Prophets

English · Hardback

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In the politico-religious history of the Deuteronomists, past, present and future mingle in an often inextricable way. Long obsolete traditions, which had been unacceptable to the Davidic dynasty, were rediscovered and adapted to the aims of the Deuteronomists. Personages of the past were condemned and blackened in the light of the new ideology, whereas others were glorified and embellished as heroes of faith because their ideas suited the historians.
This inevitably raises the question whether the Bible can be trusted as a source book for writing a history of Israel. Apparently not, say scholars like T.L. Thompson, P.R. Davies and N.P. Lemche. In this volume a number of authors take up this challenge, stating that the radical rejection of the biblical testimony in favour of a history based mainly on archaeology is ill-advised.
Several contributions to this volume draw instructive parallels between the process of re-writing the history of South Africa and the work of the Deuteronomists.

Product details

Assisted by Johannes de Moor (Editor), H R van Rooy (Editor), H. R. van Rooy (Editor)
Publisher Brill
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 17.08.2000
 
EAN 9789004118713
ISBN 978-90-04-11871-3
No. of pages 342
Dimensions 163 mm x 241 mm x 28 mm
Weight 780 g
Series Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old
Subject Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations

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