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The Creation of History in Ancient Israel

  • Hardback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor& Francis Ltd
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 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 alternative ways of reading the biblical texts. Through an 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 work 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.
The Creation of History in Ancient Israel and The Jewish Study Bible
The Jewish Study BibleThe Creation of History in Ancient Israel

  • Title

    The Creation of History in Ancient Israel

  • Author

    Marc Zvi Brettler

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Taylor& Francis Ltd

  • Published

    August 1995

  • Weight

    559g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415118606

  • ISBN-10

    0415118603

  • Eden Code

    1150876

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