From Conquest to Coexistence: Ideology and Antiquarian Intent in the Historiography of Israel's Settlement in Canaan

[...]this seems to argue for the further development of the grammatical half of the traditional historical-grammatical approach. Van Bekkum is surely correct that the text of Joshua does not require complete destruction (with burnt layers) of the sites mentioned in Joshua 9-13 (p. 49). [...]the arch...

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Published in:Journal of the American Oriental Society 2012, Vol.132 (3), p.465-467
Main Author: Hess, Richard S
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Bible
Bronze Age
Historical text analysis
Historiography
Ideology
Review of Books
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Summary:[...]this seems to argue for the further development of the grammatical half of the traditional historical-grammatical approach. Van Bekkum is surely correct that the text of Joshua does not require complete destruction (with burnt layers) of the sites mentioned in Joshua 9-13 (p. 49). [...]the archaeology may be "proving" and "disproving" matters that are not relevant for the biblical narrative as its own literary claims maintain.
ISSN:0003-0279
2169-2289
DOI:10.7817/jameroriesoci.132.3.0465