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- English
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About this book
The idea of the Old Testament as a source of historical information was replaced by an understanding of the texts as a means for early Jewish society to interpret its past. 'Biblical Studies and the Failure of History' brings together key essays which reflect the trajectory of this scholarly shift.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The âHebrew slaveâ: comments on the slave law, Exodus 21:2â11
- 2. The manumission of slaves â the fallow year â the Sabbatical Year â the Jubilee Year
- 3. AndurÄrum and MiĹĄarum: comments on the problem of social edicts and their application in the ancient Near East
- 4. The Greek âamphictyonyâ: could it be a prototype for Israelite society in the Period of the Judges?
- 5. The chronology in the story of the Flood
- 6. âHebrewâ as a national name for Israel
- 7. Rachel and Leah: on the survival of outdated paradigms in the study of the origin of Israel
- 8. The Old Testament: a Hellenistic book?
- 9. Power and social organization: some misunderstandings and some proposals, or is it all a question of patrons and clients?
- 10. Is it still possible to write a history of ancient Israel?
- 11. Is it still possible to speak about an âIsraelite religionâ? From the perspective of a historian
- 12. Kings and clients: on loyalty between the ruler and the ruled in ancient âIsraelâ
- 13. Justice in western Asia in antiquity, or why no laws were needed!
- 14. From patronage society to patronage society
- 15. Are we Europeans really good readers of biblical texts and interpreters of biblical history?
- 16. History writing in the ancient Near East and Greece
- 17. Good and bad in history: the Greek connection
- 18. On the problems of reconstructing pre-Hellenistic Israelite (Palestinian) history
- 19. How does one date an expression of mental history? The Old Testament and Hellenism
- 20. Chronology and archives: when does the history of Israel and Judah begin?
- 21. âBecause they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hostsâ, or âWe and the rest of the worldâ: the authors who âwroteâ the Old Testament
- Index of biblical references
- Index of authors