In recent years revisionist scholars have attacked the Bible's picture of ancient Israel as a fiction. While the majority of scholars reject this claim, a spirit of uneasiness remains among those who affirm the Old Testament's reliability. This bracing book provides fresh evidence for the historical value of Scripture. Written by an international team of competent scholars, "Windows into Old Testament History seeks to rebuild the case for a positive appraisal of biblical Israel. In the first essay Jens Bruun Kofoed explores the models and methods of study employed by the so-called Copenhagen School. Nicolai Winther-Nielsen then turns to the question of how best to hear the verbal testimony of the biblical texts, proposing a pragmatic approach to reading scripture. The next three essays examine ways of testing the truth value of the texts within the ancient Near Eastern context: Richard S. Hess, Alan R. Millard, and Kenneth A. Kitchen each focus on archaeological and comparative literary studies that illustrate how extrabiblical evidence can clarify debated issues and elucidate questions that are raised by the biblical texts themselves. Two case studies of the book of Chronicles by Brian E. Kelly and Peter J. Williams then demonstrate in a practical way how biblical and extrabiblical evidence can be brought together to uncover Israel's history. The final essay by Iain W. Provan returns to the epistemological and philosophical concerns which began the book, seen anew in light of the contributors' fruitful work. Attacking head-on the major issues involved in this fascinating yet conflicted field, "Windows into OldTestament History is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the facts surrounding ancient Israel.
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If one were to point out one characteristic of review on the historiography of Israel's history in recent years, it could very well be the addition to the scholarly vocabulary of words like "the Copenhagen School," "the Copenhageners," or "the Copenhagen Twins." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spoken settings, epistemological openness, historiographical method, biblical historiography, extrabiblical evidence, modern pragmatics, coherence principle, preexilic period, artifactual evidence, royal inscriptions, oral interaction, interpretative context, verification principle, biblical historians, extrabiblical sources, seal impressions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hebrew Bible, Iron Age, Sheffield Academic Press, Old Testament, New York, Near Eastern, Copenhagen School, Tel Aviv, Tel Dan, Great King, Niels Peter Lemche, Beth Shemesh, Cambridge University Press, First Historians, Grand Rapids, Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Tiglath Pileser, Eretz Israel, Israel Exploration Society, Late Bronze Age, Oxford University Press, Sea Peoples, The Age of Solomon, Alten Testament, Hittite Empire New!
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If one were to point out one characteristic of review on the historiography of Israel's history in recent years, it could very well be the addition to the scholarly vocabulary of words like "the Copenhagen School," "the Copenhageners," or "the Copenhagen Twins." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spoken settings, epistemological openness, historiographical method, biblical historiography, extrabiblical evidence, modern pragmatics, coherence principle, preexilic period, artifactual evidence, royal inscriptions, oral interaction, interpretative context, verification principle, biblical historians, extrabiblical sources, seal impressions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hebrew Bible, Iron Age, Sheffield Academic Press, Old Testament, New York, Near Eastern, Copenhagen School, Tel Aviv, Tel Dan, Great King, Niels Peter Lemche, Beth Shemesh, Cambridge University Press, First Historians, Grand Rapids, Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Tiglath Pileser, Eretz Israel, Israel Exploration Society, Late Bronze Age, Oxford University Press, Sea Peoples, The Age of Solomon, Alten Testament, Hittite Empire New!
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- In Search of Ancient Israel: A Study in Biblical Origins (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) by Philip R. Davies on 6 pages
- The Iron Age by Francis Brett Young on 4 pages
- Ideologies, Literary and Critical: Reflections on Recent Writing on the History of Israel by Iain W. Provan on 4 pages
- Art of Biblical History, The by V. Philips Long on 4 pages
- Discourse as Structure and Process (Discourse Studies: A Multidisciplinary Introductio) by Teun A. van Dijk on page 78, page 80, and page 81
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- Text And History: The Old Testament Texts As A Source For The History Of Israel by Jens Bruun Kofoed in Back Matter
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