Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology: Integrating Text and Artefact

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Professor Anthony J. Frendo (University of Malta, Malta)

Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology

Integrating Text and Artefact

Professor Anthony J. Frendo (University of Malta, Malta)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
21 March 2013

Biblical archaeology

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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 of text and artefact is made clearer and

more concrete through a detailed case study about the location of the house of Rahab as depicted in Joshua 2:

15, irrespective of whether this text is historical or not.

Text and artefact should work hand in hand even when narratives turn out to be fictional, since thus there emerges a clearer picture of the external world which the author would have had in mind.

By: Professor Anthony J. Frendo (University of Malta Malta)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: NIPPOD ed
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780567191892
ISBN 10: 0567191893
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 21 March 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dedication Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Archaeology as a Specialized Form of History Chapter 3: An Indissoluble Unity in Diversity Chapter 4: Some Historiographic Insights: Mainly Classical Chapter 5: To Know or Not to Know Chapter 6: Sounding the Depths: Archaeological and Textual Stratigraphy Chapter 7: Micro Biblical Archaeology: A Closer 'Reading' of Text and Artefact Chapter 8: Macro Biblical Archaeology: Early Traditions in Later Compositions Chapter 9: Conclusions Bibliography Index of Biblical and Classical References Index of Modern Authors Subject Index

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