Between evidence and ideology [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the history of ancient Israel read at the joint meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and the Oud Testamentisch Werkgezelschap, Lincoln, July 2009 / / edited by Bob Becking & Lester L. Grabbe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461837203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-11972-2; 9786613119728; 90-04-20322-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Collana: Oudtestamentische studien = Old Testament studies, , 0169-7226 ; ; v. 59
• Altri autori (Persone): BeckingBob; GrabbeLester L
• Disciplina: 221.9/5
• Soggetti: Jews - History - To 70 A.D; Judaism - History - To 70 A.D; 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 indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: David between ideology and evidence / Bob Becking -- Mercator in the wilderness : Numbers 33 / John R. Bartlett -- Origins of Israel between history and ideology / Meindert Dijkstra -- The case of the corrupting consensus / Lester L. Grabbe -- Hasidisms and their militant ideologies : 1 and 2 Maccabees, Psalms 144 and 149 / Harm van Grol -- The Old Testament as a diachronic corpus / Marinus Koster -- Pharaoh Shishak's invasion of Palestine and the Exodus from Egypt / Andrew Mayes -- The Greek Esthers and the search for history : some preliminary observations / Jill Middlemass -- Does archaeology really deserve the status of a 'high court' in biblical historical research? / Nadav Na'aman -- Prophecy and history in the book of Judges / Klaas Spronk -- Resisting the past : ancient Israel in Western memory / Keith W. Whitelam.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.