Myth and History in the Bible (2003 Garbini), book (English ed.)

Myth and History in the Bible (2003) is the English edition of Mito e storia nella Bibbia (2003 Garbini), book. Translated from the Italian by Chiara Peri.

Abstract

"The Old Testament, and biblical scholarship itself, distinguishes between mythical and historical. This title argues that the only historical thing in the Bible is the Bible itself, a superb product of Jewish thought, whereas what is narrated in the Bible is only myth. However, this myth about Israel's past was still built with fragments of history, or rather with written traditions that were different from those expressed in the actual text, and obviously more ancient. These essays follow in the spirit of this controversial history and ideology in Ancient Israel, which combine detailed philological research, a wide knowledge of ancient Near Eastern literature and biblical archaeology - and a radical way of understanding what the biblical text is really telling us."--Publisher description

Editions

Published in London, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 2003.