Fabric Of History (journal For The Study Of The Old Testament)
by Diana Vikander Edelman /
1991 / English / PDF
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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'.
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'.
