Historiography and Identity (Re)formulation in Second Temple Historiographical Literature (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 534) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0567410625 ISBN 13: 9780567410627

Publisher: T&T Clark, 2010

Synopsis

It is commonly accepted in various disciplines and contexts that history writing often (if not always!) contribute to the process of identity (re)formation. Using the past in order to find a renewed identity in new (socio-political and socio-religious) circumstances, is something that we also witness in Hebrew Bible historiographies. The so-called Deuteronomistic History, as well as the works of Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah, are often read from the perspective of a community trying to find a new identity in changed circumstances.

In the Historical Books section at the 2008 Auckland SBL International Meeting, this perspective was investigated further. The papers presented included theoretical reflections on the relationship between historiography and identity (re)formation, as well as illustrations from Hebrew Bible historiographies (of the Exilic and Second Temple periods). These papers, together with a few responses to the papers, are offered here to a wider scholarly audience.

Contributors include Jon Berquist, Mark Brett, Louis Jonker, Mark Leuchter, Christine Mitchell, Klaas Spronk, Gerrie Snyman, Ray Person, Armin Siedlecki, and Jacob Wright.

About this title

About the Authors

Louis Jonker is Associate Professor in the Department of Old and New Testament, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Laura Quick is Assistant Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Princeton University, USA.

Jacqueline Vayntrub is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale University, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567410625
• ISBN 13: 9780567410627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Jonker Louis