http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/03/17/knoppers-et-al-on-kalimis-an-ancient-israelite-historian-studies-in-the-chronicler/ My musings on Biblical Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Popular Culture, Religion, Software, and pretty much anything else that interests me! Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/03/17/knoppers-et-al-on-kalimis-an-ancient-israelite-historian-studies-in-the-chronicler/comment-page-1/#comment-653 isaac kalimi Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:34:49 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/03/17/knoppers-et-al-on-kalimis-an-ancient-israelite-historian-studies-in-the-chronicler/#comment-653 1. I say clearly, that chronicles is a “sacred history,” that is, exactly what you say in other words!
2. While I characterize the genre of Chronicles is ancient historiography, that does not mean that the book is necessarily reliable as a modern historical source. The reliability of the book should be examined case by case!
Please read CAREFULLY my book and my response!
Many thanks!

]]> http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/03/17/knoppers-et-al-on-kalimis-an-ancient-israelite-historian-studies-in-the-chronicler/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Awilum.com » Chronicles and History Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:16:27 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/03/17/knoppers-et-al-on-kalimis-an-ancient-israelite-historian-studies-in-the-chronicler/#comment-633 [...] Tyler Williams of the Codex blog has an interesting post about an of article in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.  Gary Knoppers discusses whether the book of Chronicles should be classified as historiography.  If you’re interested in ancient Near East historiography and history, or the book of Chronicles, check it out. [...]

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