{"product_id":"memories-of-ancient-israel-philip-r-davies-9780664232887","title":"Memories of Ancient Israel: An Introduction to Biblical History--Ancient and Modern","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent years have seen an explosion of writing on the history of Israel, prompted largely by definitive archaeological surveys and attempts to write a genuine archaeological history of ancient Israel and Judah. The scholarly world has also witnessed an intense confrontation between so-called minimalists and maximalists over the correct approach to the historicity of the Bible. \u003ci\u003eMemories of Ancient Israel \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the issues at stake in biblical history--the ideologies involved, the changing role of archaeology, and the influence of cultural contexts both ancient and modern. Philip Davies suggests a different way of defining the problem of \"reliability\" and \"historicity\" by employing the theory of cultural memory. In doing so, he provides a better explanation of how ancient societies constructed their past but also a penetrating insight into the ideological underpinnings of today's scholarly debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip R. Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0664232884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780664232887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westminster John Knox Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Philip R. Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059463450879,"sku":"9780664232887","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b9dd76b-c42d-4af6-a082-4570fb8ab4cc.jpg?v=1685058380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memories-of-ancient-israel-philip-r-davies-9780664232887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}