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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782238203321

Titolo

The fabric of history [[electronic resource] ] : text, artifact, and Israel's past / / edited by Diana Vikander Edelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, c1991

ISBN

1-281-80345-6

9786611803452

0-567-49110-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 127

Altri autori (Persone)

EdelmanDiana Vikander <1954->

Disciplina

933.02

Soggetti

Jews - History - To 586 B.C - Historiography

Palestine History To 70 A.D Historiography Congresses

Palestine Antiquities Congresses

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

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Doing History in Biblical Studies; From History to Interpretation; Text, Context and Referent in Israelite Historiography; Is it Possible to Write a History of Israel without Relying on the Hebrew Bible?; Archaeology, Material Culture and the Early Monarchical Period in Israel; The Role of Archaeological and Literary Remains in Reconstructing Israel's History; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Six scholars explore the nature of history and historical reconstruction and the place of history within biblical studies. The uncritical use of both text and artifact that continues to dominate histories of Israel and Judah testifies to the need for a wider grassroots awareness of the basic issues involved in doing history as a biblical scholar. A growing number of scholars are questioning the theoretical underpinnings of the main 'schools' of research and are calling for an approach that makes a more critical evaluation of both textual and artifactual material before using it in historical r