Philosophy and Practice in Writing a History of Ancient Israel

by Megan Bishop Moore

Book Overview

Philosophy and Practice in Writing a History of Ancient Israel elucidates and examines assumptions about history writing that current historians of ancient Israel and Judah employ. It is undertaken in the context of the conflict between so-called "minimalists" and "maximalists" within the discipline today. Though the use of the Bible as evidence is the focal point of the opposition of these two approaches, Moore shows that a number of related philosophical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567109895
• ISBN13: 9780567109897
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"