{"product_id":"memories-of-ancient-israel","title":"Memories of Ancient Israel","description":"Recent years have seen an explosion of writing on the history of Israel, prompted largely by definitive archaeological surveys and attempts to write a genuine archaeological history of ancient Israel and Judah. The scholarly world has also witnessed an intense confrontation between so-called minimalists and maximalists over the correct approach to the historicity of the Bible. Memories of Ancient Israel looks at the issues at stake in biblical history--the ideologies involved, the changing role of archaeology, and the influence of cultural contexts both ancient and modern. Philip Davies suggests a different way of defining the problem of 'reliability' and 'historicity' by employing the theory of cultural memory. In doing so, he provides a better explanation of how ancient societies constructed their past but also a penetrating insight into the ideological underpinnings of today's scholarly debates.","brand":"Philip R. Davies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43545752699092,"sku":"9780664232887","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/files\/10049849_LRG.jpg?v=1776249554","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/memories-of-ancient-israel","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}