Leading Captivity Captive: 'The Exile' As History and Ideology (Jsot Supplement Series, 278)

In the first major discussion of this issue, the contributers cover a range of topics, from ancient polt ics to modern ideology. ' Cover......Page 1 Leading Captivity Captive: 'The Exile' as History and Ideology......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Abbreviations......Page 8 List of Contributors......Page 10 Lester L. Grabbe: Introduction......Page 12 Part I. Articles......Page 22 Von der Schwierigkeit einer historischen Rekonstruktion der Exilszeit......Page 23 Die neubabylonischen Königsinschriften als 'Primärquelle'......Page 27 Der Gründungsmythos des neubabylonischen Reiches......Page 29 Nabonids Regierungserklärung im Rahmen des Gründungsmythos......Page 31 Methodische Folgerungen......Page 35 Literatur und Abkürzungen......Page 39 Introduction......Page 41 The Idea of the Exile......Page 43 The Book of Ezra......Page 48 Historical Trustworthiness?......Page 60 Robert P. Carroll: Exile! What Exile? Deportation and the Discourses of Diaspora......Page 63 Lester L. Grabbe: 'The Exile' under the Theodolite: Historiography as Triangulation......Page 81 Exiled Communities: Identity and Return......Page 82 The Events Leading up to the Fall of Samaria......Page 85 The Events Leading up to the Fall of Jerusalem......Page 88 The Situation in Exile......Page 91 The Return of Exiles to Judah and Jerusalem......Page 94 Conclusions about Historical Methodology......Page 97 Thomas L. Thompson: The Exile in History and Myth: A Response to Hans Barstad......Page 102 Historical Sources......Page 103 The Myth of Exile......Page 110 Part II. Responses......Page 120 Hans M. Bardstad: The Strange Fear of the Bible: Some Reflections on the 'Bibliophobia' in Recent Ancient Israelite Historiography......Page 121 Philip R. Davies: Exile? What Exile? Whose Exile?......Page 129 Knud Jeppesen: Exile a Period--Exile a Myth......Page 140 Part III. Conclusions......Page 146 Lester L. Grabbe: Reflections on the Discussion......Page 147 Use of the Term "The Exile'......Page 148 Return of Deportees and the Question of Continuity with the Pre-Deportation Community......Page 149 The Self-Understanding of Those in the 'Diaspora'......Page 152 Evaluation of Sources and Historical Reconstruction......Page 153 Can a History of 'the Exile' Be Written ?......Page 155 Future Prospects......Page 157 Index of References......Page 158 Index of Authors......Page 160 Back Matter......Page 163 Machine generated contents note: Abbreviations 7 List of Contributors 9 LESTER L. GRABBE Introduction 11 Part I ARTICLES RAINER ALBERTZ Die Exilszeit als Erstfall fir eine historische Rekonstruktion ohne biblische Texte: Die neubabylonischen K6nigsinschriften als 'Primarquelle' 22 BOB BECKING Ezra's Re-enactment of the Exile 40 ROBERT P. CARROLL Exile! What Exile? Deportation and the Discourses of Diaspora 62 LESTER L. GRABBE 'The Exile' under the Theodolite: Historiography as Triangulation 80 THOMAS L. THOMPSON The Exile in History and Myth: A Response to Hans Barstad 101 Part II RESPONSES HANS M. BARSTAD The Strange Fear of the Bible: Some Reflections on the 'Bibliophobia' in Recent Ancient Israelite Historiography 120 PHILIP R. DAVIES Exile? What Exile? Whose Exile? 128 KNUD JEPPESEN Exile a Period-Exile a Myth 139 Part III CONCLUSIONS LESTER L. GRABBE Reflections on the Discussion 146 Index of References 157 Index of Authors 159. 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. "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 methodological discussion of this issue, the contributors 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."--Jacket