Israel's Past Studies on History and Religion in Ancient Israel and Judah

This collection of essays gives an insight into the problems that we encounter when we try to (re)contruct events from Israel's past. On the one hand the Hebrew Bible is a biased source, on the other hand the data provided by archaeology and extra-biblical texts are constrained and sometimes co...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Becking, Bob
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2021]
Zusammenfassung:
This collection of essays gives an insight into the problems that we encounter when we try to (re)contruct events from Israel's past. On the one hand the Hebrew Bible is a biased source, on the other hand the data provided by archaeology and extra-biblical texts are constrained and sometimes contradictory. Discussing a set of examples the author applies fundamental insight from the philosophy of history to clarify Israel's past
Umfang:
1 online resource (XX, 250 p.)
ISBN:
9783110717266
DOI:
10.1515/9783110717266
Schlagworte:
Antike
David
Historiographie
Sennacherib
RELIGION / Ancient
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