Memory, Tradition, and the Construction of the Past in Ancient Israel
The article discusses the role of social memory over against historiography in the formation of historical tradition in ancient Israel with special reference to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE and its aftermath. The collective memory of the past cannot be adequately accounted for by oral tradition...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1997, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 76-82 |
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| Summary: | The article discusses the role of social memory over against historiography in the formation of historical tradition in ancient Israel with special reference to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE and its aftermath. The collective memory of the past cannot be adequately accounted for by oral tradition detached from rituals of re-enactment, commemorative ceremonies, bodily gestures, and the like, for which the Passover ceremony provides the best example. Survival of the disaster of 586 was possible only by remembering in this way. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610799702700302 |