Rewriting ancient Jewish history : the history of the Jews in Roman times and the new historical method /
"Half a century ago, the primary contours of the history of the Jews in Roman times were not subject to much debate. This standard account collapsed, however, when a handful of insights undermined the traditional historical method, the method long enlisted by historians for eliciting facts from...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2016
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016 London ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2016 |
| Series: | Routledge studies in ancient history ;
10 Routledge studies in ancient history 10 |
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| Summary: | "Half a century ago, the primary contours of the history of the Jews in Roman times were not subject to much debate. This standard account collapsed, however, when a handful of insights undermined the traditional historical method, the method long enlisted by historians for eliciting facts from sources. In response to these insights, a new historical method gradually emerged. Rewriting Ancient Jewish History critiques the traditional historical method and makes a case for the new one, illustrating how to write anew ancient Jewish history"-- |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 220 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-214) and indexes Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1138641480 (hardback : alk. paper) 1138641480 9781138641488 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781138641488 |