Biblical studies and the failure of history / / Niels Peter Lemche

• Autore: Lemche Niels Peter
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 221.6/7
• Soggetto topico: Jews - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published in 2013 by Equinox.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical reference and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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 ; 7. Rachel and Leah: on the survival of outdated paradigms in the study of the origin of Israel8.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! ; 14. 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? ; 21. ''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
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
• Titolo autorizzato: Biblical studies and the failure of history
• ISBN: 1-315-72911-3; 1-317-54495-1; 1-84465-776-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462604203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Copenhagen international seminar.