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Understanding the History of Ancient Israel (Hardcover)
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Understanding the History of Ancient Israel (Hardcover)
Series: Proceedings of the British Academy, 143
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In recent years the study of the history of ancient Israel has
become very heated. On the one hand there are those who continue to
use the Bible as a primary source, modified and illustrated by the
findings of archaeology, and on the other there are some who
believe that primacy should be given to archaeology and that the
Biblical account is then seen to be for the most part completely
unreliable in historical terms.
This volume makes a fresh contribution to this debate by inquiring
into the appropriate methods for combining different sorts of
evidence -- archaeological, epigraphical, iconographical, as well
as Biblical. It also seeks to learn from related historical
disciplines such as classical antiquity and early Islamic history,
where similar problems are faced. The volume features contribution
from a strong team of internationally distinguished scholars,
frequently in debate with each other, in order to ensure that there
is a balance of opinion. Chapters focus on the ninth century BCE
(the period of the Omri dynasty) as a test case, but the proposals
are of far wider application. The result is a work which brings
together in mutually respectful dialogue the representatives of
positions which are otherwise in danger of talking across one
another.
This volume will be essential reading for students and scholars of
the Bible, as well as being of great interest to all for whom the
Bible is a work of fundamental importance for religion and culture.
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