Writing the History of Israel

by Diane Banks

No biblical historian is included in the standard dictionaries of historians. Banks' study examines the boundaries as well as the links that exists between history writing in biblical studies and the practice of history in university departments of history. She argues that while the influence of the profession of writing history is apparent, there are countervailing forces as well. The presupposition that the Bible is a book of history conditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567026620
• ISBN13: 9780567026620
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"