Writing the history of Israel
Examines the boundaries, as well as the links that exist between history writing in biblical studies and the practice of history in professional departments of history within the university. This study also argues that while the influence of the profession of writing history is apparent there are countervailing forces as well.
Print Book, English, 2006
T & T Clark International, New York, N.Y., 2006
History
XIII, 248 p. ; 24 cm.
9780567026620, 0567026620
783390688
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 HISTORIOGRAPHY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY GERMANY Chapter 3 JULIUS WELLHAUSEN AND THE PROLEGOMENA TO THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL Chapter 4 HISTORIOGRAPHY IN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES TO WORLD WAR II Chapter 5 BIBLICAL HISTORY AT MID-CENTURY: JOHN BRIGHT AND MARTIN NOTH Chapter 6 HISTORIOGRAPHY AND CONTROVERSY IN THE PAST QUARTER CENTURY Chapter 7 WRITING ISRAEL'S HISTORY TODAY Chapter 8 Conclusion Bibliography Indexv