The Fabric of History: Text, Artifact and Israel's Past

by Diana V. Edelman (Editor)

Overview

Six scholars explore the nature of history and historical reconstruction and the place of history within biblical studies. The uncritical use of both text and artifact that continues to dominate histories of Israel and Judah testifies to the need for a wider grassroots awareness of the basic issues involved in doing history as a biblical scholar. A growing number of scholars are questioning the theoretical underpinnings of the main 'schools' of research and are calling for an approach that makes a more critical evaluation of both textual and artifactual material before using it in historical reconstruction. These essays were first presented at the annual SBL/ASOR meeting in 1989 in a symposium entitled 'The Role of History and Archaeology in Biblical Studies'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441104076
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/01/2009
Series:	The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies , #127
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Diana V. Edelman is a senior lecturer in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield.