Ahabs House of Horrors: A Historiographic Study of the Military Campaigns of the House of Omri Greenwood Kyle R.
Reconciling biblical and extrabiblical historyThe extrabiblical testimony surrounding Israel's early history is difficult to assess and synthesize. But numerous sources emerging from the ninth century…
Specifikacia Ahabs House of Horrors: A Historiographic Study of the Military Campaigns of the House of Omri Greenwood Kyle R.
Reconciling biblical and extrabiblical historyThe extrabiblical testimony surrounding Israel's early history is difficult to assess and synthesize. But numerous sources emerging from the ninth century BC onward invite direct comparison with the biblical account. In Ahab's House of Horrors: A Historiographic Study of the Military Campaigns of the House of Omri, Kyle R. Greenwood and David B. Schreiner examine the historical records of Israel and its neighbors. While Scripture generally gives a bleak depiction of the Omride dynasty, extrabiblical evidence appears to tell another story. Inscriptions and archeological evidence portray a period of Israelite geopolitical influence and cultural sophistication.Rather than simply rejecting one source over another, Greenwood and Schreiner press beyond polarization. They propose a nuanced synthesis by