The Art of Biblical History (Foundations of contemporary interpretation) - Softcover

Long, V Phillips

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851115055 ISBN 13: 9780851115054

Publisher: Apollos, 1994

Synopsis

A brilliant treatment of the relationship between history and
the art of history-writing in the Old Testament in the light of modern
hermeneutical debate. Deliberately echoing the titles of Robert Alter's
seminal 'The art of biblical narrative' and 'The art of biblical poetry',
Dr Long engages the issues of the nature of history, the importance of
historicity, and modern disagreements over historicity at a conceptual
level, and he then provides an extended case study on 'The Rise of Saul'.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This fifth volume in the Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation series is an exploration of both the historical nature of the Bible and the character of biblical history writing. In view of recent trends in biblical studies, the age-old question of the relationship between history and faith must again take center stage in hermeneutical discussion. The Art of Biblical History seeks to address basic questions that all Bible readers might ask: Is the Bible a history book? What do we mean by 'history' anyway? In what sense is biblical historicity important for faith? Are there guidelines for discovering what historical truth claims a particular passage may be making? The discussions take account of both current thinking among biblical scholars and the best insights of secular historians. The result is an attempt to describe biblical history writing as a kind of representational art and to commend a hermeneutical approach that does justice not merely to the historical or literary or theological character of the Bible, but to all three at once.

About the Author:

V. Phillips Long (Ph.D., Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Apollos
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0851115055
• ISBN 13: 9780851115054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240