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The Creation of History in Ancient Israel

  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor& Francis Ltd
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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Much of the Old Testament narrates what it claims to be the history of Israel. However, a close reading of the biblical text in conjunction with other literary and archaeological evidence indicates that the "history" provided by the Old Testament is frequently inaccurate or untrue. Marc Zvi Brettler explores ways of reading the biblical texts if they are not to be read as history. Through indepth analysis of texts from the "Book of Chronicles" , "Genesis" , "Deuteronomy" , "Judges" and "Samuel" , Brettler shows how the biblical historians were influenced by four key factors: typology, interpretation of earlier texts, satire and ideology. This text demonstrates how the historian, by taking account of this model of history writing, can start to piece together the history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a source.
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  • Author

    Marc Zvi Brettler

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Taylor& Francis Ltd

  • Published

    June 1998

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    386g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415194075

  • ISBN-10

    0415194075

  • Eden Code

    1150926

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