The Patriarchs in Scripture and History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Preface ix
4. Editor’s Preface xi
5. Abbreviations xvi
6. Part 1 Israel’s Past in Present Research
7. Introduction 1
8. The History of the Study of Israelite and Judaean History: 7
9. The New Biblical Historiography 43
10. The Paradigm Is Changing: Hopes—and Fears 51
11. Part 2 The Historical Impulse among Israel’s Neighbors
12. Introduction 70
13. Biblical History in Its Near Eastern Setting: 77
14. Biblical and Prebiblical Historiography 98
15. Israelite and Aramean History in the Light of Inscriptions 129
16. Part 3 Israel’s History Writing: Its Multiplex Character
17. Introduction 141
18. The “Historical Character” of the Old Testament in Recent Biblical Theology 150
19. Joshua’s Campaign of Canaan and Near Eastern Historiography 170
20. What Do We Know about Ancient Israel 181
21. “Ancient Israel” and History: A Response to Norman Whybray 188
22. Truth and Reality in the Historical Understanding of the Old Testament 192
23. History as Confession of Faith—History as Object of Scholarly Research: On One of the Basic Problems of the History of Israel 207
24. The Old Testament’s Understanding of History in Relation to That of the Enlightenment 220
25. History and Fiction: What Is History 232
26. Narrative Art in Joshua–Judges–Samuel–Kings 255
27. Part 4 Writing Israel’s History: The Methodological Challenge
28. Introduction 279
29. Doing History in Biblical Studies 292
30. The Underpinnings 304
31. The Devaluation of the Old Testament as a Historical Source: Notes on a Problem in the History of Ideas 346
32. Reading the Bible Historically: The Historian’s Approach 356
33. Contingency, Continuity and Integrity in Historical Understanding: An Old Testament Perspective 373
34. Is It Still Possible to Write a History of Ancient Israel 391
35. Erasing History: The Minimalist Assault on Ancient Israel 415
36. Historical Criticism and Literary Interpretation: Is There Any Common Ground 427
37. Modern Literary-Critical Methods and the Historicity of the Old Testament 439
38. Part 5 The Historical Impulse in the Hebrew Canon: A Sampling
39. Introduction 461
40. The Hebrew Patriarchs and History 470
41. Historical and Christian Faith 480
42. The Patriarchs in Scripture and History 485
43. Early Israel in Canaan 492
44. Faces of Exile in Old Testament Historiography 519
45. The Understanding of History in the Old Testament Prophets 535
46. The Early Traditions of Israel in the Prophecy of Hosea—A Review 552
47. History and Historiography: The Royal Reforms 557
48. Part 6 The Future of Israel’s Past
49. The Future of Israel’s Past: Personal Reflections 580
50. Indexes 593