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Enquire of the former age : ancient historiography and writing the history of Israel
- Title
- Enquire of the former age : ancient historiography and writing the history of Israel / edited by Lester L. Grabbe.
- Publication
- New York, NY : T & T Clark International, c2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Grabbe, Lester L.
- Description
- xvi, 282 p.; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 554
- European seminar in historical methodology ; 9
- T & T Clark library of biblical studies
- Uniform Title
- Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 554.
- European seminar in historical methodology ; 9.
- T & T Clark library of biblical studies
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Introduction / Lester L. Grabbe -- General observations on ancient Israelite histories in their ancient contexts / Ehud Ben Zvi -- The origins of biblical Israel / Philip R. Davies -- Against historiography -- in defence of history / E. Axel Knauf -- Why the Hebrew Bible might be all Greek to me : on the use of the Xenophontic corpus in discussions of biblical literature / Christine Mitchell -- (Pseudo-)Eupolemus and Shechem : methodology enabling the use of Hellenistic Jewish historians' work in biblical studies / Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò -- Review of William G. Dever, What did the biblical writers know and when did they know it? (2001) and Who were the early Israelites and where did they come from? (2003) / Rainer Albertz -- A response to Rainer Albertz / William G. Dever -- "From my corner of the field" : a preliminary response to L.L. Grabbe, A history of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple period, volume 1, Yehud : a history of the Persian province of Judah / Ehud Ben Zvi -- Damn, I thought he would never notice : a response to Ehud Ben Zvi's review of A history of the Jews and Judaism, volume 1 / Lester L. Grabbe -- Evading the facts : notes on Jens Bruun Kofoed, Text and history : historiography and the study of the biblical text (2005) / Niels Peter Lemche -- Factualizing the evasion : a response to Niels Peter Lemche / Jens Bruun Kofoed -- A different kind of minimalism : Mario Liverani's Oltre la Bibbia / Joseph Blenkinsopp -- Way beyond the Bible -- but far enough? / Philip R. Davies -- A response to Joseph Blenkinsopp and Philip R. Davies / Mario Liverani -- David at the threshold of history : a review of Steven L. McKenzie, King David : a biography (2000), and Baruch Halpern, David's secret demons : messiah, murderer, traitor, king (2001) / Bob Becking -- David and the historical imagination : a counterpoint in evocation / Baruch Halpern -- The big max : review of A biblical history of Israel, by Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III / Lester L. Grabbe -- "Who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?" (Acts 8:34) : a response to Lester Grabbe's review of A biblical history of Israel / Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III -- Alberto Soggin's Storia d'Israele : exemplifying twenty years of debate and changing trends in thinking / Lester L. Grabbe -- Reflections on the discussion / Lester L. Grabbe.
- ISBN
- 9780567098238
- 0567098230
- LCCN
- 2011449091
- OCLC
- ocn731923959
- SCSB-14413122
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library