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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453943003321

Titolo

Israel constructs its history [[electronic resource] ] : Deuteronomistic historiography in recent research / / edited by Albert de Pury, Thomas Ròˆmer & Jean-Daniel Macchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2000

ISBN

1-281-84158-7

9786611841584

0-567-22415-5

Edizione

[English language ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (505 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 306

Altri autori (Persone)

PuryAlbert de

RòˆmerThomas <1955->

MacchiJean-Daniel

Disciplina

222.06

222/.067

Soggetti

Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism)

Jews - History - To 586 B.C - Historiography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Part I: INTRODUCTION; Part II: ANCIENT HISTORIOGRAPHY; Part III: TEXTUAL CRITICISM AND LITERARY CRITICISM; Part IV: DIACHRONIC AND SYNCHRONIC METHODS; Part V: THE SOURCES OF DEUTERONOMISTIC HISTORIOGRAPHY; Part VI: THE MILIEUS OF THE DEUTERONOMISTS; Part VII: DEUTERONOMISTIC IDEOLOGY AND THEOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The thesis that the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings have undergone a redaction that made them into a 'Deuteronomistic History' has become since Martin Noth (1943) a widely accepted idea in Old Testament scholarship. But there is no consensus when this history was edited: under Josiah (622 BCE), during the exile (c. 560 BCE) or even later? And what was the intention of its redactors? Can we rely on the so-called Deuteronomistic History for the reconstruction of Israelite history? Or should we give up the thesis of a Deuteronomic redaction of the Former



Prophets? This volume explores these and m