Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole
Categorizing Works of Jewish Historiography of the Second Temple Period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10906396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ari Finkelstein (Judaic Studies Department, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OHUSA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 303-329 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2212 • E-ISSN: 1570-0631 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700631-12492197 |
| OpenAlex | W2793163841 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The categories of Jewish historiography of the Second Temple Period frame how scholars and their students approach crucial texts of this era and therefore shape our understanding of history. Yet, these categories are fraught with difficulties. This article explores this issue by examining Daniel R. Schwartz’s categorization of Second Temple historiography as either Palestinian or diasporan works. While these categories provide interesting insights, they also leave far too many exceptions. This article demonstrates that such efforts of categorization warp our understanding of Second Temple historiography. Rather than categorize Second Temple historiography I suggest that each work ought to be considered from the point of view of its author’s aims
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Categorization · Epistemology · Historiography · Jewish studies · Judaism · Literature · Period (music · Second Temple period · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |