Studying the ancient Israelites : a guide to sources and methods

Summary: Does archaeology "prove" the Bible? Is the Bible history, and if so, what kind? How should the Old Testament be approached as literature? These and other questions are addressed in Studying the Ancient Israelites, which provides a guide to the tools, methods, and goals of the study of ancient Israel. The book also examines the insights that can be gained from geography, archaeology, literary study, sociology, and historiography as well as the limitations of each of these disciplines. --From publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 1441247432
ISBN: 9781441247438
ISBN: 1844742253
ISBN: 9781844742257
ISBN: 0801031974
ISBN: 9780801031977
Physical Description: 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
regular print
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Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic ; Nottingham, England : Apollos, ©2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-215) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Historical geography -- Archaeology -- Literary approaches -- Social sciences -- History and historiography.