Community, Identity, and Ideology

Social Science Approaches to the Hebrew Bible

AvCharles E. Carter,Carol L. Meyers

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

Del i serien Sources for Biblical and Theological Study

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Beskrivning

This collection of essays contextualizes the history and current state of the social science method in the study of the Hebrew Bible. Part 1 traces the rise of social science criticism by reprinting classic essays on the topic; Part 2 provides “case studies,” examples of application of the methods to biblical studies.

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Utgivningsdatum:1996-06-30
Mått:229 x 152 x 47 mm
Vikt:1 179 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sources for Biblical and Theological Study
Antal sidor:584
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9781575060057

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Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

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Series PrefaceEditors’ PrefaceAbbreviations‘Introduction’Charles E. Carter - A Discipline in Transition: The Contributions of the Social Sciences to the Study of the Hebrew Bible‘Part 1: Anthropologists, Sociologists, and the Biblical World’IntroductionWilliam Robertson Smith - Sacrifice: Preliminary SurveyMax Weber - Ancient JudaismAntonin Causse - From an Ethnic Group to a Religious Community: The Sociological Problem of JudaismMary Douglas - The Abominations of LeviticusMarvin Harris - The Abominable PigGeorge E. Mendenhall - The Hebrew Conquest of PalestineNorman K. Gottwald - Domain Assumptions and Societal Models in the Study of Pre-Monarchic IsraelGary A. Anderson - Sacrifices and Offerings in Ancient Israel: An IntroductionRobert Oden - Historical Understanding and Understanding the Religion of IsraelGary A. Herion - The Impact of Modern and Social Science Assumptions on the Reconstruction of Israelite HistoryAndrew D. H. Mayes - Idealism and Materialism in Weber and GottwaldNiels Peter Lemche - On the Use of ‘System Theory,’ ‘Macro Theories,’ and ‘Evolutionistic Thinking’ in Modern Old Testament Research and Biblical Archaeology‘Part 2: Case Studies - Israel and Its Institutions: Social Science Perspectives’IntroductionAbraham Malamat - Charismatic Leadership in the Book of JudgesJames W. Flanagan - Chiefs in IsraelRobert B. Coote and Keith W. Whitelam - The Emergence of Israel: Social Transformation and State Formation following the Decline in Late Bronze Age TradeIsrael Finkelstein - The Emergence of the Monarchy in Israel: The Environment and Socio-Economic AspectsRobert R. Wilson - Prophecy and Ecstasy: A ReexaminationThomas W. Overholt - Prophecy: The Problem of Cross-Cultural ComparisonFrank S. Frick - Religion and Sociopolitical Structure in Early Israel: An Ethno-Archaeological ApproachDavid C. Hopkins - Life on the Land: The Subsistence Struggles of Early IsraelCarol L. Meyers - Procreation, Production, and Protection: Male-Female Balance in Early IsraelPhyllis Bird - The Place of Women in the Israelite CultusDaniel L. Smith - The Politics of Ezra: Sociological Indicators of Postexilic Judaean SocietyIndexesIndex of AuthoritiesIndex of Scripture