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A-2. History, Historiography, and the Biblical Text
The historians who composed the ancient historiographical work, which
is found today in the ancient core of the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and
Kings, reflected their worldview in it. They aimed not to tell the history of
Judah (or of Israel and Judah), but to explain the historical progression, the
overall situation, and the reasons why Judah and Jerusalem were where they were
at that period of time. This is a historiographical text designed to explain
history, not historical literature designed to plainly record what happened.
That is how it should be read and understood.
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By Tel Aviv UniversityThe historians who composed the ancient historiographical work, which
is found today in the ancient core of the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and
Kings, reflected their worldview in it. They aimed not to tell the history of
Judah (or of Israel and Judah), but to explain the historical progression, the
overall situation, and the reasons why Judah and Jerusalem were where they were
at that period of time. This is a historiographical text designed to explain
history, not historical literature designed to plainly record what happened.
That is how it should be read and understood.