American Biblical Archaeology and Zionism

Name: American Biblical Archaeology and Zionism
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

American Biblical Archaeology and ZionismThe Politics of Objectivity from William F. Albright to William G. Dever\nAuthor(s): Brooke Knorr\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032283203, 978-1032283203\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the relationship between several of the most prominent American biblical archaeologists and Zionism. While these scholars have been studied and historicized to some extent, little work has been done to understand their role in the history of the PalestinianIsraeli conflict. \n\nTwo defining differences in the archaeologists arguments were their understanding of culture and their views on objectivity versus relativism. Brooke Sherrard Knorr argues that relativist archaeologists envisioned the ancient world as replete with cultural change and opposed the establishment of a Jewish state, while those who believed in scholarly objectivity both envisioned the ancient worlds ethnic boundaries as .