History and Ideology in the Old Testament

Biblical Studies at the End of a Millennium
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-928053-7
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 306 g

The end of the millennium sees biblical study in a state of transition. The traditional position of historical approaches is widely questioned and `historical criticism' is regarded as passé. There is a search for approaches - literary or sociological - that are less tied to history. On the other hand there is a more radical approach to the history of Israel, that sees true history as distinct from the biblical narrative and dependent on sources other than the Bible. Biblical narratives thus express not the actual events but the ideological and religious aspirations of writers in much later times. `Ideology' has become one of the key words, but is used in very divergent ways. All this is linked with the intellectual movement known as post-modernism. Some connections between post-modernism and theology are suggested by Professor Barr in the final chapter. This book is important because it tries to bring together various threads of these different movements and to state a position from which we may advance into the new millennium.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students interested in theology, biblical criticism, and ideology and critical theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barr, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: The Bible, History, and Apologetics

- 2: The New Profile of Discussion about the Bible

- 3: Biblical Criticism

- 4: History of Israel

- 5: Ideology

- 6: Postmodernism

- 7: Postmodernism and Theology

- 8: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

James Barr is Emeritus Regius Professor of Hebrew, Oxford University and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible, Vanderbilt University.