Understanding the History of Ancient Israel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

Del 143 i serien Proceedings of the British Academy

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Beskrivning

In recent years the study of the history of Ancient Israel has become very heated. On the one hand there are those who continue to use the Bible as a primary source, modified and illustrated by the findings of archaeology, and on the other there are some who believe that primacy should be given to archaeology and that the Biblical account is then seen to be for the most part completely unreliable in historical terms. This volume makes a fresh contribution to this debate by inquiring into the appropriate methods for combining different sorts of evidence-archaeological, epigraphical, iconographical, as well as Biblical. It also seeks to learn from related historical disciplines such as classical antiquity and early Islamic history, where similar problems are faced. The volume features contribution from a strong team of internationally distinguished scholars, frequently in debate with each other, in order to ensure that there is a balance of opinion. Chapters focus on the ninth century BCE (the period of the Omri dynasty) as a test case, but the proposals are of far wider application. The result is a work which brings together in mutually respectful dialogue the representatives of positions which are otherwise in danger of talking across one another.This volume will be essential reading for students and scholars of the Bible, as well as being of great interest to all for whom the Bible is a work of fundamental importance for religion and culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-25
Mått:168 x 242 x 33 mm
Vikt:843 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Proceedings of the British Academy
Antal sidor:452
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780197264010

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Biblar inom Filosofi och religion

Recensioner i media

[a] well-produced volume International Review of Biblical Studies For all its brevity, this elegantly written paper is a basic-and convincing-contribution to understanding 1/2 Kings. International Review of Biblical Studies This volume is a 'must read' for all who are interested in current debates concerning the history of Israel, especially ninth century, and the editor is to be congratulated on putting together such an excellent volume. J. Day, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament The contributions in this volume represent some of the most nuanced thinking currently available regarding the study of Israelite history, and the book engages many of the historical issues that will continue to stimulate and bedevil biblical scholars throughout the 21st century ... Williamson and the authors whose work appears in this volume are to be congratulated for their stimulating and useful contributions to a debate that will continue to rage, rationally or irrationally for many years to come. Brian R. Doak, Religion

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionSetting the Scene: A Brief Outline of Histories of IsraelSetting the Scene: A Response to John RogersonThe History of Ancient Israel: What Directions Should We Take?Biblical Israel in the Ninth Century?Some Recent Issues in the Study of the History of IsraelClassical History: A Sketch, with Three ArtefactsEarly Islamic History: Parallels and ProblemsAncient Near Eastern History: The Case of Cyrus the Great of PersiaArchaeology of the Biblical Period: On Some Questions of Methodology and Chronology of the Iron AgeThe Spade and the Text: The Interaction between Archaeology and Israelite History Relating to the 10th-9th centuries BCENeither Eyewitnesses, nor Windows to the Past, but Valuable Testimony in its own RightAkkadian Sources of the Ninth CenturyNeo-Assyrian and Israelite History in the Ninth Century: The Role of Shalmaneser IIIWest Semitic Inscriptions and 9th Century BCE Ancient IsraelMethod in the Application of Biblical Source Material to Historical Writing (With Particular Reference to the Ninth Century BCE)Reading Kings on the Divided Monarchy: What Sort of Narrative?Social History of Ancient IsraelLaw in the 9th Century: Jehoshaphat's 'Judicial Reform'The Northern Kingdom in the Late Tenth-Ninth Centuries BCE