American biblical archaeology and Zionism : the politics of objectivity from William F. Albright to William G. Dever /: the politics of objectivity from William F. Albright to William G. Dever. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brooke Sherrard Knorr.
• Authors: Knorr, Brooke Sherrard
• Contents: Introduction; 1. Producing Objective Facts: The Scientific Fundamentalism of William Foxwell Albright’s Biblical Archaeology; 2. Political Implications of Objectivity and Relativism in the Works of William Foxwell Albright and Millar Burrows; 3. The Baltimore School and the Formation of the "Judeo–Christian Tradition"; 4. "The Compulsion of Geopolitics": Nelson Glueck’s Shift from Favoring Cultural Hybridity to Jewish Nationalism; 5. Relativism as Bad Religion: Objective Knowledge of God’s Mighty Acts in the Work of G. Ernest Wright; 6. Mystical Unification or Ethnic Domination? The Six–Day War and Paul Lapp’s Rebellion against Objectivity and Zionism; 7. "No Preconceptions ": William G. Dever and the Pursuit of Objectivity; Conclusion; Epilogue.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 220.93; Archaeology -- Political aspects -- United States; Zionism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Biblical scholars -- United States; Archaeologists -- United States; Archaeology and religion; Archaeology and state; Palestine -- Antiquities; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000812749; 9781000812664
• Related ISBNs: 9781032283203
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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