Israel's Past in Present Research: Essays on Ancient Israelite Historiography

Published by Penn State University Press 1999

Israel's Past in Present Research

Essays on Ancient Israelite Historiography

Edited by: V. Philips Long

In the series Sources for Biblical and Theological Study

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575065137

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About this book

The debate over history, history-writing, and the scientific study of history is reaching an apex in the late twentieth century and shows no signs of abating in the near future. The literature on the topic is prodigious. The time is thus ripe for an anthology of essays of the sort that Professor Long has collected, essays that trace the history of the issues that have fed into the debate. The classic and contemporary essays presented here provide an overview and introduction to the topic, bringing together the most essential of these in a handy compilation. The book is organized in six sections:

(1) The State of Old Testament Historiography

(2) Ancient Near Eastern Historiography

(3) Ancient Israelite Historiography

(4) Method in the Study of Ancient Israelite Historiography

(5) The Historical Impulse in the Old Testament

(6) The Future of Israel’s Past

Long’s goal is to provide a context for Israelite history-writing within the milieu of the ancient Near East, expose the methodologies and assumptions of various approaches and perspectives on historiography, and provide access to essays that examine the contribution of the Hebrew Scriptures themselves to the origins of history-writing. The final essay, by Long, points the way to future research and topics that will move the discussion forward into the next millennium.

Professor V. Philips Long teaches Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Series Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Editor’s Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvi
Part 1 Israel’s Past in Present Research
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The History of the Study of Israelite and Judaean History: From the Renaissance to the Present John H. Hayes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
The New Biblical Historiography Mark Zvi Brettler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
The Paradigm Is Changing: Hopes—and Fears Rolf Rendtorff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Part 2 The Historical Impulse among Israel’s Neighbors
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Biblical History in Its Near Eastern Setting: The Contextual Approach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Biblical and Prebiblical Historiography H. Cazelles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
Israelite and Aramean History in the Light of Inscriptions A. R. Millard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Part 3 Israel’s History Writing: Its Multiplex Character
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
The “Historical Character” of the Old Testament in Recent Biblical Theology John J. Collins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Joshua’s Campaign of Canaan and Near Eastern Historiography John Van Seters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
What Do We Know about Ancient Israel R. N. Whybray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
“Ancient Israel” and History: A Response to Norman Whybray Philip R. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Truth and Reality in the Historical Understanding of the Old Testament Gerhard Maier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
History as Confession of Faith—History as Object of Scholarly Research: On One of the Basic Problems of the History of Israel J. Alberto Soggin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
The Old Testament’s Understanding of History in Relation to That of the Enlightenment Claus Westermann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
History and Fiction: What Is History V. Philips Long Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
Narrative Art in Joshua–Judges–Samuel–Kings L. Alonso Schökel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Part 4 Writing Israel’s History: The Methodological Challenge
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Doing History in Biblical Studies Diana Edelman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
The Underpinnings K. Lawson Younger Jr. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	304
The Devaluation of the Old Testament as a Historical Source: Notes on a Problem in the History of Ideas Siegfried Herrmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	346
Reading the Bible Historically: The Historian’s Approach J. Maxwell Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	356
Contingency, Continuity and Integrity in Historical Understanding: An Old Testament Perspective Ferdinand Deist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Is It Still Possible to Write a History of Ancient Israel Niels Peter Lemche Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
Erasing History: The Minimalist Assault on Ancient Israel Baruch Halpern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415
Historical Criticism and Literary Interpretation: Is There Any Common Ground John Barton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
Modern Literary-Critical Methods and the Historicity of the Old Testament Herbert H. Klement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439
Part 5 The Historical Impulse in the Hebrew Canon: A Sampling
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
The Hebrew Patriarchs and History Roland de Vaux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	470
Historical and Christian Faith Thomas L. Thompson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	480
The Patriarchs in Scripture and History John Goldingay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	485
Early Israel in Canaan A Survey of Recent Evidence and Interpretations Richard S. Hess Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	492
Faces of Exile in Old Testament Historiography J. G. McConville Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	519
The Understanding of History in the Old Testament Prophets Hans Walter Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	535
The Early Traditions of Israel in the Prophecy of Hosea—A Review Heinz-Dieter Neef Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	552
History and Historiography: The Royal Reforms Gary N. Knoppers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	557
Part 6 The Future of Israel’s Past
The Future of Israel’s Past: Personal Reflections V. Philips Long Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	580
Indexes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	593

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 350

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Published: May 26, 2021
ISBN: 9781575065137