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Title The Fabric of history : text, artifact, and Israel's past / edited by Diana Vikander Edelman.

Publication Info. Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, [1991]
©1991

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Description 1 online resource (148 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 127
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 127.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Doing history in biblical studies / Diana Edelman -- From history to interpretation / Ernst Axel Knauf -- Text, context and referent in Israelite historiography / Thomas L. Thompson -- Is it possible to write a history of Israel without relying on the Hebrew Bible? / J. Maxwell Miller -- Archaeology, material culture and the early monarchical period in Israel / William G. Dever -- The role of archaeological and literary remains in reconstructing Israel's history / Gösta W. Ahlström.
Summary 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.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Bible. Old Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Congresses.
Bible. Old Testament.
History of Biblical events.
Bible. Old Testament.
Jews -- History -- To 586 B.C. -- Historiography -- Congresses.
Jews.
History.
Chronological Term To 586 B.C
Subject Historiography.
Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Historiography -- Congresses.
Palestine -- Antiquities -- Congresses.
Chronological Term To 70
Indexed Term Palestine History, B.C.1225 - B.C.922
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Edelman, Diana Vikander, 1954-
Other Form: Print version: Fabric of history. Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1991 1850753245 9781850753247 (DLC) 92110079 (OCoLC)27187771
ISBN 9780567491107 (electronic book)
0567491102 (electronic book)
1850753245
9781850753247