Reading the Old Testament in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts

The Concept of Palestine is deeply rooted in the collective consciousness of the indigenous people of Palestine and the multicultural ancient past. The name Palestine is the most commonly used from the Late Bronze Age (from 1300 BCE) onwards. The name Palestine is evident in countless histories, inscriptions, maps and coins from antiquity, medieval and modern Palestine. From the Late Bronze Age onwards the names used for the region, such as Djahi, Retenu and Cana'an, all gave way to the name Palestine. Throughout Classical Antiquity the name Palestine remained the most common and during the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods the concept and political geography of Palestine acquired official administrative status. This article sets out to explain the historical origins of the concept of Palestine and the evolving political geography of the country. It will seek to demonstrate how the name ‘Palestine’ (rather than the term ‘Cana'an’) was most commonly and formally used in ancient history. It argues that the legend of the ‘Israelites’ conquest of Cana'an’ and other master narratives of the Bible evolved across many centuries; they are myth-narratives, not evidence-based accurate history. It further argues that academic and school history curricula should be based on historical facts/empirical evidence/archaeological discoveries – not on master narratives or Old Testament sacred-history and religio-ideological constructs.

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David Daniell, ed., Tyndale’s Old Testament. Yale UP, 1992. Grand in-8° de xxxvii + 643 pages sous reliure ocre. ISBN 0-300-05211-1, $40, £25

Moreana ◽

10.3366/more.1993.30.3-4.10 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 30 (Number 115- (3-4) ◽

pp. 73-98

Author(s):

Germain Marc’hadour

Keyword(s):

Old Testament

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Transisi Kepemimpinan Dalam Alkitab

Journal Kerusso ◽

10.33856/kerusso.v1i1.44 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 16-38

Author(s):

Jonathan Octavianus

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Jesus Christ ◽

Transition Time ◽

People Of God ◽

The Absolute

As every epoch there are there a transition time, on Old Testament like Moses with Joshua, Joshua selected by God an supported fully by Moses, Conversely Moses have liberally to be changed. Like Elijah to Elisha too.Pattern on New Testament there are an examples of transition time too, like Jesus Christ to His Disciples, an transition from Paul to his successor Timothy. This is a heart and soul a big leader, and shall all leadership owners shepherd in church, Christian institution, etc.Which most be remembered in transition of leadership, that people of God leadership, about who will lead, who continue leadership, like a principle in biblical, hence a role of God, is determinant an anoint man which be selected the absolute God choice and constitute all other, but a succession router leader is which have been selected His own. An can be anointed in front of believers.

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History of the Study of Apocrypha in Early Medieval England

Bulletin for the Study of Religion ◽

10.1558/bsor.37171 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (3-4) ◽

pp. 13-26

Author(s):

Brandon W. Hawk

Keyword(s):

Old Testament ◽

Medieval England ◽

Medieval Period ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Future Directions ◽

Early Judaism ◽

Wide Range ◽

History Of ◽

The Subject ◽

Early English

Literature written in England between about 500 and 1100 CE attests to a wide range of traditions, although it is clear that Christian sources were the most influential. Biblical apocrypha feature prominently across this corpus of literature, as early English authors clearly relied on a range of extra-biblical texts and traditions related to works under the umbrella of what have been called “Old Testament Pseudepigrapha” and “New Testament/Christian Apocrypha." While scholars of pseudepigrapha and apocrypha have long trained their eyes upon literature from the first few centuries of early Judaism and early Christianity, the medieval period has much to offer. This article presents a survey of significant developments and key threads in the history of scholarship on apocrypha in early medieval England. My purpose is not to offer a comprehensive bibliography, but to highlight major studies that have focused on the transmission of specific apocrypha, contributed to knowledge about medieval uses of apocrypha, and shaped the field from the nineteenth century up to the present. Bringing together major publications on the subject presents a striking picture of the state of the field as well as future directions.

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