The Bible among ruins : time, material remains, and the world of the biblical writers / Daniel Pioske, University of St. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pioske, Daniel D., 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testment--Antiquities.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Historiography.

Cities and towns, Ancient--Middle East.

Cities and towns, Ancient.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Middle East.

Urban archaeology--Middle East.

Urban archaeology.

Archaeology.

Israel--Antiquities.

Israel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 308 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Biblical writers lived in a world that was already ancient. The lands familiar to them were populated throughout by the ruins of those who had lived two thousand years earlier. References to ruins abound in the Hebrew Bible, attesting to widespread familiarity with the material remains by those who wrote these texts. Never, however, do we find a single passage that expresses an interest in digging among these ruins to learn about those who lived before. Why? In this book, Daniel Pioske offers the first study of ruination in the Hebrew Bible. Drawing on scholarship in biblical studies, archaeology, contemporary historical theory, and philosophy, he demonstrates how the ancient experience of ruins differed radically from that of the modern era. For biblical writers, ruins were connected to temporalities of memory, presence, and anticipation. Pioske's book recreates the encounter with ruins as it was experienced during antiquity and shows how modern archaeological research has transformed how we read the Bible.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Oct 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009412612 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.