Israel's Past in Present Research : : Essays on Ancient Israelite Historiography / / ed. by V. Philips Long.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• MitwirkendeR: Barton, John,; Brettler, Mark Zvi,; Cazelles, H.,; Collins, John J.,; Davies, Philip R.,; Deist, Ferdinand,; Edelman, Diana,; Goldingay, John,; Halpern, Baruch,; Hayes, John H.,; Herrmann, Siegfried,; Hess, Richard S.,; Klement, Herbert H.,; Knoppers, Gary N.,; Lemche, Niels Peter,; Long, V. Philips,; Maier, Gerhard,; McConville, J. G.,; Millard, A. R.,; Miller, J. Maxwell,; Neef, Heinz-Dieter,; Rendtorff, Rolf,; Schökel, L. Alonso,; Seters, John Van,; Soggin, J. Alberto,; Thompson, Thomas L.,; Vaux, Roland de,; Westermann, Claus,; Whybray, R. N.,; Wolff, Hans Walter,; Younger Jr., K. Lawson,
• HerausgeberIn: Long, V. Philips,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Sources for Biblical and Theological Study
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (350 p.)

The debate over history, history-writing, and the scientific study of history is reaching an apex in the late twentieth century and shows no signs of abating in the near future. The literature on the topic is prodigious. The time is thus ripe for an anthology of essays of the sort that Professor Long has collected, essays that trace the history of the issues that have fed into the debate. The classic and contemporary essays presented here provide an overview and introduction to the topic, bringing together the most essential of these in a handy compilation. The book is organized in six sections:(1) The State of Old Testament Historiography (2) Ancient Near Eastern Historiography (3) Ancient Israelite Historiography (4) Method in the Study of Ancient Israelite Historiography (5) The Historical Impulse in the Old Testament (6) The Future of Israel's PastLong's goal is to provide a context for Israelite history-writing within the milieu of the ancient Near East, expose the methodologies and assumptions of various approaches and perspectives on historiography, and provide access to essays that examine the contribution of the Hebrew Scriptures themselves to the origins of history-writing. The final essay, by Long, points the way to future research and topics that will move the discussion forward into the next millennium.Professor V. Philips Long teaches Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Editor's Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 Israel's Past in Present Research -- Introduction -- The History of the Study of Israelite and Judaean History: -- The New Biblical Historiography -- The Paradigm Is Changing: Hopes-and Fears -- Part 2 The Historical Impulse among Israel's Neighbors -- Introduction -- Biblical History in Its Near Eastern Setting: -- Biblical and Prebiblical Historiography -- Israelite and Aramean History in the Light of Inscriptions -- Part 3 Israel's History Writing: Its Multiplex Character -- Introduction -- The "Historical Character" of the Old Testament in Recent Biblical Theology -- Joshua's Campaign of Canaan and Near Eastern Historiography -- What Do We Know about Ancient Israel -- "Ancient Israel" and History: A Response to Norman Whybray -- Truth and Reality in the Historical Understanding of the Old Testament -- History as Confession of Faith-History as Object of Scholarly Research: On One of the Basic Problems of the History of Israel -- The Old Testament's Understanding of History in Relation to That of the Enlightenment -- History and Fiction: What Is History -- Narrative Art in Joshua-Judges-Samuel-Kings -- Part 4 Writing Israel's History: The Methodological Challenge -- Introduction -- Doing History in Biblical Studies -- The Underpinnings -- The Devaluation of the Old Testament as a Historical Source: Notes on a Problem in the History of Ideas -- Reading the Bible Historically: The Historian's Approach -- Contingency, Continuity and Integrity in Historical Understanding: An Old Testament Perspective -- Is It Still Possible to Write a History of Ancient Israel -- Erasing History: The Minimalist Assault on Ancient Israel -- Historical Criticism and Literary Interpretation: Is There Any Common Ground -- Modern Literary-Critical Methods and the Historicity of the Old Testament -- Part 5 The Historical Impulse in the Hebrew Canon: A Sampling -- Introduction -- The Hebrew Patriarchs and History -- Historical and Christian Faith -- The Patriarchs in Scripture and History -- Early Israel in Canaan -- Faces of Exile in Old Testament Historiography -- The Understanding of History in the Old Testament Prophets -- The Early Traditions of Israel in the Prophecy of Hosea-A Review -- History and Historiography: The Royal Reforms -- Part 6 The Future of Israel's Past -- The Future of Israel's Past: Personal Reflections -- Indexes