Recent years have seen an explosion of writing on the history of Israel, prompted largely by definitive archaeological surveys and attempts to write a genuine archaeological history of ancient Israel and Judah. The scholarly world has also witnessed an intense confrontation between so-called minimalists and maximalists over the correct approach to the historicity of the Bible. Memories of Ancient Israel looks at the issues at stake in biblical history--the ideologies involved, the changing role of archaeology, and the influence of cultural contexts both ancient and modern. Philip Davies suggests a different way of defining the problem of "reliability" and "historicity" by employing the theory of cultural memory. In doing so, he provides a better explanation of how ancient societies constructed their past but also a penetrating insight into the ideological underpinnings of today's scholarly debates.
- ISBN10 0664232884
- ISBN13 9780664232887
- Publish Date 31 October 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English
- URL https://presbyterian.app.onixsuite.com/book/?GCOI=29636100912790