Israel constructs its history : Deuteronomistic historiography in recent research /

Israel constructs its history : Deuteronomistic historiography in recent research /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform title:	Israël construit son histoire. English.
Edition:	English language ed.
Imprint:	Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2000.
Description:	1 online resource (504 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 306 Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 306.
Subject:	Bible. -- Former Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Historiography. Bible. -- Former Prophets. Bible. -- Old Testament. Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism) Jews -- History -- To 586 B.C. -- Historiography. Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism) Historiography. Jews -- Historiography. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11183399

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Other authors / contributors:	Pury, Albert de. Römer, Thomas, 1955- Macchi, Jean-Daniel.
ISBN:	9780567224156 0567224155 9781841270999 1841270997
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The thesis that the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings have undergone a redaction that made them into a 'Deuteronomistic History' has become since Martin Noth (1943) a widely accepted idea in Old Testament scholarship. But there is no consensus when this history was edited: under Josiah (622 BCE), during the exile (c. 560 BCE) or even later? And what was the intention of its redactors? Can we rely on the so-called Deuteronomistic History for the reconstruction of Israelite history? Or should we give up the thesis of a Deuteronomic redaction of the Former Prophets? This volume explores these and m.
Other form:	Print version: Israël construit son histoire. English. Israel constructs its history. English language ed. Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2000 1841270997 9781841270999

Table of Contents:

Foreword; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Part I: INTRODUCTION; Part II: ANCIENT HISTORIOGRAPHY; Part III: TEXTUAL CRITICISM AND LITERARY CRITICISM; Part IV: DIACHRONIC AND SYNCHRONIC METHODS; Part V: THE SOURCES OF DEUTERONOMISTIC HISTORIOGRAPHY; Part VI: THE MILIEUS OF THE DEUTERONOMISTS; Part VII: DEUTERONOMISTIC IDEOLOGY AND THEOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; Index of References; Index of Authors.