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Historiography and identity (re)formulation in Second Temple historiographical literature / edited by Louis Jonker.

Contributor(s): Jonker, Louis C
Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies: Publisher: New York, N.Y. : T&T Clark International, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: xv, 174 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780567410627 (alk. paper); 0567410625 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Bible. Historical Books -- Historiography -- Congresses | Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D. -- Historiography -- Congresses | Jews -- Identity -- Historiography -- Congresses | Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)DDC classification: 222/.095 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Identities and empire : historiographic questions for the deuteronomistic history in the Persian period / Jon L. Berquist -- The book of Judges as a late construct / Klaas Spronk -- National identity as commentary and as metacommentary / Mark G. Brett -- Coming to terms with Ezra's many identities in Ezra-Nehemiah / Mark Leuchter -- David's officials according to the Chronicler (1 Chr. 23-27) : a reflection of Second Temple self-categorization? / Louis C. Jonker -- Otherness and historiography in Chronicles / Christine Mitchell -- Identity (re)formation as the historical circumstances required / Raymond F. Person, Jr -- Persian period studies have come of age / Armin Siedlecki -- Identity, power, and the world of ancient (biblical) text production / Gerrie Snyman -- Continuing these conversations / Jacob L. Wright.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Articles arose from the historical books section at the International Meeting 2008 of the Society of Biblical Literature in Auckland.

Identities and empire : historiographic questions for the deuteronomistic history in the Persian period / Jon L. Berquist -- The book of Judges as a late construct / Klaas Spronk -- National identity as commentary and as metacommentary / Mark G. Brett -- Coming to terms with Ezra's many identities in Ezra-Nehemiah / Mark Leuchter -- David's officials according to the Chronicler (1 Chr. 23-27) : a reflection of Second Temple self-categorization? / Louis C. Jonker -- Otherness and historiography in Chronicles / Christine Mitchell -- Identity (re)formation as the historical circumstances required / Raymond F. Person, Jr -- Persian period studies have come of age / Armin Siedlecki -- Identity, power, and the world of ancient (biblical) text production / Gerrie Snyman -- Continuing these conversations / Jacob L. Wright.

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