Ancient Judaism : biblical criticism from Max Weber to the present / Irving M. Zeitlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zeitlin, Irving M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--20th century.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Judaism--History--To 70 A.D--Historiography.

Judaism.

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics.

Judaism--Historiography.

History.

Historiography.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 314 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Polity Press ; New York : B. Blackwell, 1984.

Summary:

Using the classic work of Max Weber as a departure point, Zeitlin examines the origins of Judaism in the light of more recent scholarship. He sets out to criticize both those modern scholars who have cast doubts on the scriptural account of the history of Israel, and those who hold that the history of Israel originated either as polytheism or as a fusion of Baal and Yahweh. Following Max Weber's interpretative method, Zeitlin draws on biblical and extra-biblical methods to determine how the actors-whether they were patriarchs, prophets, judges, kings or the people-understood themselves, their world and their faith. Zeitlin completes his study with a critique, suggesting that in certain respects Weber's view must be substantially modified.

Contents:

The nature of polytheism

The patriarchs and their God

Social origins of ethical monotheism

The Israelites in Canaan: infiltration or conquest

The rise of the monarchy

Religion and society under the kings

Classical prophecy and the concern for social justics

Exile and return.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.

Local Notes:

Acc.# 203442

ISBN:

074560059X

9780745600598

0745602975

9780745602974

OCLC:

11371262