Title B 221.95_The Invention of Ancient Israel (Keith W. Whitelam).pdf ✅

First published 19% by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Roucledge 29 West 35th Stteer. New York. NY 10001 First published in paperback 1997 Rtnn/eJgt Reprinted 2001 (twice), 2003 is tm imprint of the T tZJIDr & Frtmcis Group e 1996 Keith w. Whirdam Typeset in Garamond by Ponting-Green Publishing Services, Che.slum, Bucks Printed and bound in Great Britain by St Edmundsbury Press Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk All rights reserved. No pan of this book may be reprinted or reproduced mechanical, or utilized in any form or by any dcaronic, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information permiss storage or retrieval system, without ion in w iting from the publishers. British Librii7J in in Publiution D�WZ A catalogue record for this kk is available from the British library Librll7] of Omgress �ing in Pub/iaztUm DIWZ A catalogue record for this book is available from the Lib ary of Congress ISBN 0-415-10758-X (hbk) ISBN 0-415-10759-8 (pbk)
1 2 3 � 5 6 CONTENTS AcltnOfllledgements TNTRODUl TION: TilE SILENCING OE PALESTINIAN HISTORY PARTIAL TEXTS AND FRACTURED HISTORIES DENYING HI�ORY SPACE AND TIME TO PALESTINIAN INVENTING ANCIENT ISRAEL TilE CREATION OF AN ISRAELITE STATE THE CONTINUING SEARCH RECLAIMING PALESTINIAN HISTORY Nous B lndt!r. ibliograph1_ v vu 1 11 37 71 122 176 223 238 262 2n a�r al 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work has been a long time in the making, which is only fitting given the historical perspective which it adopts. I began work on it in late 198-i when the manuscript of The Emngmce of Early Israel in HistoricAl Perspective was finished and have continued whenever time has been available. I am particularly grateful to the University of Stirling for two invaluable periods of leave in 1989 and 1993, and to my colleague$ in the Department of Religious Studie$ who had to take over my teaching and administrative dutie$. It was only during the last period of sabbatical leave that the work took on its present shape, changing from an attempt to produce a history of ancient Pal�e to an exploration of how such an enterprise was hindered by political, social, and religious influenCe$. This book is indebted to so many people, directly and indirectly, that I could not possibly name them aU. Robert Coote has continued to provide invaluable support, constructive criticism, and advice. He, along with Polly, Margaret, and Marion Coote, have frequendy provided a vital home from home on my visits to the annual SBL meeting or to conduct re$eaCch in the Bay Area. Marvin Chaney, Bob's colleague at San Francisco Theological Seminary, has been a valuable sounding board for ideas. The direction of my re$earch was stimulated and sustained some fifuen years ago by the lively atmosphere generated by the members of the SBU ASOR seminar on the sociology of the Israelite mon- archy. I am indebted to Norman Gottwald for the original invitation to participate and for his openness and help in subsequent years. I was welcomed and befriended by Frank Frick, Jim Flanagan, and Tom Overholt who made those first visits to the USA such a pleasant experience and who have remained valued friends. I owe an equal debt to many colleague$ in Britain: Philip Davies, David Clines, vu L yn ht