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A History of Biblical Israel: The Fate of the Tribes and Kingdoms from Merenptah to Bar Kochba (Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean)
Ernst Axel Knauf
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Description for A History of Biblical Israel: The Fate of the Tribes and Kingdoms from Merenptah to Bar Kochba (Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean)
Paperback. A History of Biblical Israel combines experience gained through decades of teaching biblical exegesis and courses on the history of ancient Israel, and of on-going involvement in biblical archaeology. Series: Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages, 66 figures. BIC Classification: HDDH; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 82.
There was probably only one past, but there are many different histories. As mental representations of narrow segments of the past, 'histories' reflect different cultural contexts and different historians, although 'history' is a scientific enterprise whenever it processes representative data using rational and controllable methods to work out hypotheses that can be falsified by empirical evidence. A History of Biblical Israel combines experience gained through decades of teaching biblical exegesis and courses on the history of ancient Israel, and of on-going involvement in biblical archaeology. 'Biblical Israel' is understood as a narrative produced primarily in the province of Yehud ... Read more
There was probably only one past, but there are many different histories. As mental representations of narrow segments of the past, 'histories' reflect different cultural contexts and different historians, although 'history' is a scientific enterprise whenever it processes representative data using rational and controllable methods to work out hypotheses that can be falsified by empirical evidence. A History of Biblical Israel combines experience gained through decades of teaching biblical exegesis and courses on the history of ancient Israel, and of on-going involvement in biblical archaeology. 'Biblical Israel' is understood as a narrative produced primarily in the province of Yehud ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean
Condition
New
Weight
432g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781791424
SKU
V9781781791424
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About Ernst Axel Knauf
Ernst Axel Knauf is Associate Professor of the Old Testament and Biblical Studies at the University of Berne. Philippe Guillaume is Privatdozent at the Biblical Institute of the Theological Faculty of the University of Berne.
Reviews for A History of Biblical Israel: The Fate of the Tribes and Kingdoms from Merenptah to Bar Kochba (Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean)
This is a mature work that takes account of archaeological research and ANE context as well as the development of the biblical tradition.
George Nicol, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 41.5 .. .This introduction that clearly sets itself apart from other recent histories of Israel may be expected to foster scholarly discussion
which makes it ... Read more
George Nicol, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 41.5 .. .This introduction that clearly sets itself apart from other recent histories of Israel may be expected to foster scholarly discussion
which makes it ... Read more