Philosophy and practice in writing a history of ancient Israel /

Philosophy and Practice in Writing a History of Ancient Israel elucidates and examines assumptions about history writing that current historians of ancient Israel and Judah employ. It is undertaken in the context of the conflict between so-called ""minimalists"" and ""m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Megan Bishop, 1972-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : T & T Clark, ©2006.
Series:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 435.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=243966
Table of Contents:
  • Current philosophical issues in history writing
  • Evaluating and using evidence
  • Assumptions and practices of historians of ancient Israel in the mid-twentieth century
  • Assumptions and practices of minimalist historians of ancient Israel
  • Non-minimalist historians of ancient Israel.