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Biblical Studies and the Failure of History: Changing Perspectives 3

By Niels Peter Lemche

Book information

Publisher
Acumen Publishing
Year
2014
ISBN
1781790175, 9781781790175
Google Books ID
ilGPBAAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2921611 bytes)
Series
Changing Perspectives 3: Copenhagen International Seminar
Pages
viii+344\353
Topic
Religion
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2014-12-12 11:59:11

Description

Until the 1970s biblical studies belonged to the historical-critical school and had reached a point where all problems were believed to have been solved. Then all assumptions began to be turned on their head. Previously, historical studies constituted the backbone of biblical studies; now, every aspect of biblical history began to be questioned. The idea of the Old Testament as a source of historical information was replaced by an understanding of the texts as a means for early Jewish society to interpret its past. Biblical Studies and the Failure of History brings together key essays which reflect the trajectory of this scholarly shift in order to illuminate the state of biblical studies today. The early essays present historical-critical studies tracing historical information. Further essays employ a more critical and interpretive perspective to examine seminal issues ranging from the Hellenistic contexts of biblical tradition to the functioning of Old Testament society.

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