Historical knowledge in biblical antiquity - Neusner, Jacob, 1932-; Chilton, Bruce D.; Green, William Scott (Dorset, UK : Deo Publishing, 2007)
Contents : The task of history for Ancient Israel / Bruce Chilton -- Does history matter? / Carolyn Dewald -- Are the Dead Sea Scrolls historical texts? / Lawrence H. Schiffman -- History-writing in, and on the basis of, the jewish Apocalytic Literature / George W.E. Nickelsburg -- Encountering the past through the works of Flavius Josephus / Steve Mason -- The idea of history in Rabbinic Judaism: What kinds of questions did the ancient Rabbis answer? / Jacob Neusner -- Interpreting legal history in the Mishnaic Division of agriculture / Alan J. Avery-Peck -- Archaeology and history: What archaeology can show about ethnic and religious regions in Ancient Galilee / Mordichai Aviam (with William Scott Green) -- In search of Jesus: Issues of character / Bruce Chilton -- Paul's thought and life / Bruce Chilton -- James, Jesus' brother, and history / Bruce Chilton -- Mary Magdalene and history / Bruce Chilton -- Paul and Gamaliel / Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner -- Historical questions and questioning history: Can we write a history of Judaism in late antiquity? / Gary G. Porton -- Different ways of looking at truth / William Scott Green
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Bible -- history of doctrines; Bible -- criticism, interpretation, etc