From conquest to coexistenc e : ideology and antiquarian intent in the historiography of Israel's settlement in Canaan / / by Koert van Bekkum.

• Author: Bekkum, K. van.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 45.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (716 p.)
• Notes: Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Theological University, Kampen, 2010.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Chapter One. Historiography And Settlement Debate /; Chapter Two. Translation And Annotation /; Chapter Three. Kings, Peoples, And Their Lands /; Chapter Four. Covenant, Execution, And Elimination /; Chapter Five. Joshua 9:1–13:7 And Its Literary Development /; Chapter Six. Joshua 9:1–13:7 And Archaeology /; Chapter Seven. Joshua 9:1–13:7 As Historiography /; Epilogue /; Appendix I. Syntactical Presentation Of Joshua 9:1–13:7 /; Bibliography /; Index Of Ancient Sources /; Index Of Hebrew Words And Phrases /; Index Of Geographical Names /; Index Of Proper Names /; Index Of Subjects /; Index Of Modern Authors /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [611]-652) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1283120704; 9786613120700; 9004194819
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Koert van Bekkum.

Current research on ancient historiography concentrates on the relation between history and ideology, while the archaeology of the Southern Levant is more and more viewed as a discipline of its own. What happens when these new directions are applied to the historiography of Israel’s settlement in Canaan? This study offers a fresh analysis of scholarly debate, a synchronic and diachronic reading of Joshua 9:1—13:7, and a critical evaluation of all the relevant archaeological evidence. This leads to a new historical picture of the Late Bronze – Iron Age transition in the Cisjordanian Southern Levant and to the fascinating conclusion that it was the ideology of the Israelite scribes reworking this episode that instigated them to explore their antiquarian intent.