It is commonly accepted in various disciplines and contexts that history writing often (if not always ) contribute to the process of identity (re)formation. Using the past in order to find a renewed identity in new (socio-political and socio-religious) circumstances, is something that we also witness in Hebrew Bible historiographies. The so-called Deuteronomistic History, as well as the works of Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah, are often read from the perspective of a community trying to find a new identity in changed circumstances.
In the Historical Books section at the 2008 Auckland...
It is commonly accepted in various disciplines and contexts that history writing often (if not always ) contribute to the process of identity (re)f...
