Historiography and Identity Reformulation in Second Temple Historiographical Literature

by Jonker, Louis

• ISBN13: 9780567410627
• ISBN10: 0567410625
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-11
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

Includes theoretical reflections on the relationship between historiography and identity (re)formation, and illustrations from Hebrew Bible historiographies (of the Exilic and Second Temple periods). 

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. viii
Introduction	p. xi
Deliberations
Identities and Empire: Historiographic Questions for the Deuteronomistic History in the Persian Period	p. 3
The Book of Judges as a Late Construct	p. 15
National Identity as Commentary and as Metacommentary	p. 29
Coming to Terms with Ezra's Many Identities in Ezra-Nehemiah	p. 41
David's Officials According to the Chronicler (1 Chronicles 23-27): A Reflection of Second Temple Self-Categorization?	p. 65
Otherness and Historiography in Chronicles	p. 93
Responses
ôIdentity (Re)formation as the Historical Circumstances Requiredö	p. 113
ôPersian Period Studies Have Come of Ageö	p. 123
Identity, Powder, and the World of Ancient (Biblical) Text Production	p. 133
ôContinuing These Conversationsö	p. 149
Index of Biblical References	p. 169
Index of Authors	p. 172
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