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Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology: Integrating Text and Artefact
Professor Anthony J. Frendo
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Description for Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology: Integrating Text and Artefact
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The nature of historical and archaeological research is such that biblical and archaeological evidence should both be taken into account so that we can attain a more reliable reconstruction of ancient Israel. Nowadays we are faced with numerous reconstructions which are very often diametrically opposed to each other owing to the different assumptions of scholars. An examination of certain issues of epistemology in the current climate of postmodernism, shows that the latter is self-defeating when it claims that we cannot attain any true knowledge about the past. Illustrations are taken from the history of pre-exilic Israel; however, the indissoluble unity ... Read more
The nature of historical and archaeological research is such that biblical and archaeological evidence should both be taken into account so that we can attain a more reliable reconstruction of ancient Israel. Nowadays we are faced with numerous reconstructions which are very often diametrically opposed to each other owing to the different assumptions of scholars. An examination of certain issues of epistemology in the current climate of postmodernism, shows that the latter is self-defeating when it claims that we cannot attain any true knowledge about the past. Illustrations are taken from the history of pre-exilic Israel; however, the indissoluble unity ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
134
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567415639
SKU
V9780567415639
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About Professor Anthony J. Frendo
Professor Anthony J. Frendo is Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology and the Hebrew Bible, and Head of the Department of Oriental Studies, a member of the Department of Classics and Archaeology, and Co-Diretor of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta.
Reviews for Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology: Integrating Text and Artefact
...Overall [the author] has produced an excellent primer for those interested in approaching the study of early Israel. [This book may] provide both an excellent entry point for those seeking to enter the debate as well as fuel for further research.
Review of Biblical Literature [Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology] will be welcomed ... as a helpful and stimulating ... Read more
Review of Biblical Literature [Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology] will be welcomed ... as a helpful and stimulating ... Read more