Title: Memories of Ancient Israel: An Introduction to Biblical History- Ancient and Modern
Binding: Paperback Condition: New Size: 5.5 x 8.4 x .6 in. 182 pp. Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press 10/31/2008 ISBN Number:0664232884 / 9780664232887
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Description: Recent years have seen an explosion of writing on the history of Israel, prompted largely by definitive archaeological surveys and attempts to write a genuine archaeological history of ancient Israel and Judah. The scholarly world has also witnessed an intense confrontation between so-called minimalists and maximalists over the correct approach to the historicity of the Bible. Memories of Ancient Israel looks at the issues at stake in doing biblical historythe ideologies involved, the changing role of archaeology, and the influence of cultural contexts, both ancient and modern. Davies suggests a different way of defining the problem of reliability and historicity by employing the theory of cultural memory. In doing so, he provides a better explanation of how ancient societies constructed their past but also a penetrating insight into the ideological underpinnings of today's scholarly debates.
Biographical Note: Philip R. Davies is Research Professor at the University of Sheffield, England. He is author of over a dozen books in Old Testament and Dead Sea Scroll studies, including Scribes and Schools in the Library of Ancient Israel series.
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