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Book: The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes

Chapter: 22. How Did Scribes Periodize the Past in the Hebrew Bible?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.45030

Blurb:

All cultures schematize the past. There are multiple periodization schemes within the Hebrew Bible. Its collection of books is not formulated using the principles of modern historiography, even though it deals with the past and memory.

Chapter Contributors

  • Diana Edelman (d.j.v.edelman@teologi.uio.no - dedelman) 'University of Oslo'