Deciduous, Perennial or Evergreen? The Choices in the Debate over ‘Early Israel’

In two recent articles Iain Provan has argued that those who question the reality of ‘early Israel’ do not have adequate epistemological grounds for their reasoning. Provan is particularly interested in preserving much of the testimony of the Hebrew Bible, if only because, without it, there is virtu...

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Main Author: Henige, David (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage 2003
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2003, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 387-411
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