The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives
By:Thomas L. Thompson
Published on 2002-11-01 by Bloomsbury Publishing
Archaeology seems to have become an active partner in the attempt to prove the historical truth of the Bible. Biblical archaeologists have gone to the field in search of Noah's ark or the walls of Jericho, as if the finding of these artifacts would make the events of scripture somehow more true or real. Thomas Thompson is one of the most vocal contemporary critics of biblical archaeology. His simple but powerful thesis is that archaeology cannot be used in the service of the Bible. Focusing on the patriarchal narratives the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob he demonstrates that archaeological research simply cannot historically substantiate these stories. Going further, Thompson says that archaeological materials should never be dated or evaluated on the basis of written texts. Looking to the patriarchal narratives in Genesis, he concludes that these stories are neither historical nor were they intended to be historical. Instead, these narratives are written as expressions of Israel's relationship to God. Thomas L. Thompson is Professor of Old Testament, University of Copenhagen. His books include The Mythic Past and The Early History of the Israelite People.
This Book was ranked at 16 by Google Books for keyword water from the well women of the bible sarah rebekah rachel and leah.
Book ID of The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives's Books is lwrzapZYqFAC, Book which was written byThomas L. Thompsonhave ETAG "ip3BfMoAdLw"
Book which was published by Bloomsbury Publishing since 2002-11-01 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781563383892 and ISBN 10 Code is 1563383896
Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false
Book which have "404 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryReligion
This Book was rated by 1 Raters and have average rate at "3.0"
This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE
Book was written in en
eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false
Book Preview
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar