Revealing the History of Ancient Palestine: Changing Perspectives 8 (Copenhagen International Seminar)

This volume is part of the__Changing Perspectives__sub-series, which is constituted by anthologies of articles by world-renowned biblical scholars and historians that have made an impact on the field and changed its course during the last decades. This volume offers a collection of seminal essays by Keith Whitelam on the early history of ancient Palestine and the origins and emergence of Israel. Collected together in one volume for the first time, and featuring one unpublished article, this volume will be of interest to biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholars interested in the politics of historical representation but also on critical ways of constructing the history of ancient Palestine. Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 List of abbreviations 10 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 14 1 Recreating the history of Israel 21 2 The emergence of Israel: social transformation and state formation following the decline in Late Bronze Age trade 40 3 Israel’s traditions of origin: reclaiming the land 74 4 Between history and literature: the social production of Israel’s traditions of origin 91 5 The identity of early Israel: the realignment and transformation of Late Bronze–Iron Age Palestine 101 6 Sociology or history: towards a (human) history of ancient Palestine? 124 7 The search for early Israel: historical perspective 138 8 ‘Israel is laid waste; his seed is no more’: what if Merneptah’s scribes were telling the truth? 156 9 Palestine during the Iron Age 168 10 The poetics of the history of Israel: shaping Palestinian history 195 11 Representing minimalism: the rhetoric and reality of revisionism 212 12 Transcending the boundaries: expanding the limits 235 13 Imagining Jerusalem 248 14 Interested parties: history and ideology at the end of the century 263 15 Resisting the past: ancient Israel in Western memory 280 16 The death of biblical history 294 17 Architectures of enmity 313 Textual references index 328 Author index 330 This Volume Is Part Of The Changing Perspectives Sub-series, Which Is Constituted By Anthologies Of Articles By World-renowned Biblical Scholars And Historians That Have Made An Impact On The Field And Changed Its Course During The Last Decades. This Volume Offers A Collection Of Seminal Essays By Keith Whitelam On The Early History Of Ancient Palestine And The Origins And Emergence Of Israel. Collected Together In One Volume For The First Time, And Featuring One Unpublished Article, This Volume Will Be Of Interest To Biblical And Ancient Near Eastern Scholars Interested In The Politics Of Historical Representation But Also On Critical Ways Of Constructing The History Of Ancient Palestine-- Keith W. Whitelam ; Edited By Emanuel Pfoh. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This volume is part of the Changing Perspectives sub-series, which is constituted by anthologies of articles by world-renowned biblical scholars and historians that have made an impact on the field and changed its course during the last decades. This volume offers a collection of seminal essays by Keith Whitelam on the early history of ancient Palestine and the origins and emergence of Israel. Collected together in one volume for the first time, and featuring one unpublished article, this volume will be of interest to biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholars interested in the politics of historical representation but also on critical ways of constructing the history of ancient Palestine"-- Provided by publisher