Leading captivity captive : 'The Exile' as history and ideology / edited by Lester L. Grabbe.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Grabbe, Lester L.

Conference Name:

European Seminar on Methodology in Israel's History (2nd : 1997 : Lausanne, Switzerland)

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 278.

European seminar in historical methodology ; 2.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 278

European Seminar in Historical Methodology ; 2

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Exile (Punishment)--Middle East--History.

Exile (Punishment).

Exile (Punishment) in literature.

History.

Middle East.

Local Subjects:

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

161 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, [1998]

Language Note:

One paper in German.

Summary:

In a methodological discussion of this issue, the contributors cover a range of topics, from ancient poltics to modern ideology. The entity known as 'the Exile' has had an extremely forceful influence in Old Testament scholarship, both as an event and as a symbol. But was there an 'Exile'? And if so, how did it fit into the pattern of population deportations that characterized the imperial strategies of the ancient Near East? In a major methodological discussion of this issue, the contributors to this symposium of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology cover a range of topics, from ancient politics to modern ideology. In probing the meaning and implication of 'Exile' they also reflect a spectrum of opinions and conclusions. As with Volume 1 of this series, the editor has provided an introduction and concluding reflections.

Notes:

Papers presented at the second meeting of the European Seminar on Methodology in Israel's History in Lausanne, 27-30, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1850759073

OCLC:

40346920