LEADER 03766oam 2200649I 450 001 9910462604203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-315-72911-3 010 $a1-317-54495-1 010 $a1-84465-776-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315729114 035 $a(CKB)2670000000420801 035 $a(EBL)1791018 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001035777 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11556888 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001035777 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11030038 035 $a(PQKB)11718588 035 $a(OCoLC)856413209 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1791018 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1791018 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745267 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL570990 035 $a(OCoLC)891447079 035 $a(OCoLC)892871403 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000420801 100 $a20180706e20142013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBiblical studies and the failure of history /$fNiels Peter Lemche 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 225 0 $aChanging perspectives ;$v3 225 0 $aCopenhagen international seminar 300 $aFirst published in 2013 by Equinox. 311 $a1-78179-017-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical reference and indexes. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The ''Hebrew slave'': comments on the slave law, Exodus 21:2-11; 2. The manumission of slaves - the fallow year - the Sabbatical Year - the Jubilee Year; 3. Andurarum and Misarum: comments on the problem of social edicts and their application in the ancient Near East; 4. The Greek ''amphictyony'': could it be a prototype for Israelite society in the Period of the Judges?; 5. The chronology in the story of the Flood; 6. ''Hebrew'' as a national name for Israel 327 $a7. Rachel and Leah: on the survival of outdated paradigms in the study of the origin of Israel8. The Old Testament: a Hellenistic book?; 9. Power and social organization: some misunderstandings and some proposals, or is it all a question of patrons and clients?; 10. Is it still possible to write a history of ancient Israel?; 11. Is it still possible to speak about an ''Israelite religion''? From the perspective of a historian; 12. Kings and clients: on loyalty between the ruler and the ruled in ancient ''Israel''; 13. Justice in western Asia in antiquity, or why no laws were needed! 327 $a14. From patronage society to patronage society15. Are we Europeans really good readers of biblical texts and interpreters of biblical history?; 16. History writing in the ancient Near East and Greece; 17. Good and bad in history: the Greek connection; 18. On the problems of reconstructing pre-Hellenistic Israelite (Palestinian) history; 19. How does one date an expression of mental history? The Old Testament and Hellenism; 20. Chronology and archives: when does the history of Israel and Judah begin? 327 $a21. ''Because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts'' , or ''We and the rest of the world'': the authors who ''wrote'' the Old TestamentIndex of biblical references; Index of authors 330 $aFirst published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. 410 0$aCopenhagen international seminar. 606 $aJews$xHistory$vSources 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xHistory 676 $a221.6/7 700 $aLemche$b Niels Peter.$0925478 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462604203321 996 $aBiblical studies and the failure of history$92104814 997 $aUNINA