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.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / K. Van Bekkum -- Introduction / K. Van Bekkum -- Chapter One. Historiography And Settlement Debate / K. Van Bekkum -- Chapter Two. Translation And Annotation / K. Van Bekkum -- Chapter Three. Kings, Peoples, And Their Lands / K. Van Bekkum -- Chapter Four. Covenant, Execution, And Elimination / K. Van Bekkum -- Chapter Five. Joshua 9:1–13:7 And Its Literary Development / K. Van Bekkum -- Chapter Six. Joshua 9:1–13:7 And Archaeology / K. Van Bekkum -- Chapter Seven. Joshua 9:1–13:7 As Historiography / K. Van Bekkum -- Epilogue / K. Van Bekkum -- Appendix I. Syntactical Presentation Of Joshua 9:1–13:7 / K. Van Bekkum -- Bibliography / K. Van Bekkum -- Index Of Ancient Sources / K. Van Bekkum -- Index Of Hebrew Words And Phrases / K. Van Bekkum -- Index Of Geographical Names / K. Van Bekkum -- Index Of Proper Names / K. Van Bekkum -- Index Of Subjects / K. Van Bekkum -- Index Of Modern Authors / K. Van Bekkum.