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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: israel, Fining people of using the death penalty outside Israel Rabbinical Courts only had power to Judge financial matters, ISRAEL in rabbinic thought Israel is Central, Stories in Bible are HISTORIOGRAPHY not history what does this mean? Biblical stories often have political origins., ancient homeland of the Jewish People academic viewpoint (non-orthodox) when were the Biblical texts written?, Biblical stories often have political origins. for example The Great Jerusalem supposedly built by Solomon has no archaeological support....it was a projection into the past of the Kingdom of Judah's - a mythological view of history., the writer has made history into a NARRATIVE - a story and has made evaluations and judgements about what happened. who invented this way of writing? the ancient israelites, Israel is Central Nachmanides A Jew who lives outside the land is as if he has no God., the historical reliability of the stories of the early kings of Israel (the books of Samuel) - stories that were written down centuries after they occurred - is cast in doubt, and today many research- ers avoid using them for recreating the past. textual reference "The Past that Shapes the Present: The Creation of Biblical Historiography in the Late First Temple Period and After the Downfall" by Nadav Na'aman, late 7th century BCE KING JOSIAH forced the establishment of worship of only one God. which books were written at this time? DEUTERONOMY, Shmitta what's this? Every 7 years tending the fields is forbidden. It is " a sabbath of years", Biblical stories often have political origins. why? At time Tanach was being written and edited Northern Kingdom (Israel) and southern Kingdom (Judah) were at war., ISRAEL knowledge of ancient israel from archaeology, Biblical stories often have political origins. why? Northern Kingdom was destroyed by invaders, Stories in Bible are HISTORIOGRAPHY not history what does this mean? Stories are either mythological, or based loosely around historical events., ancient homeland of the Jewish People who are the Jews? descendents of the ancient Canaanites?, ancient homeland of the Jewish People who are the Jews? descendents of a tribe that came from UR in Mesopotamia?, ISRAEL knowledge of ancient israel From Biblical Texts, Israel is Central legally many Biblical laws only applied in Israel., many Biblical laws only applied in Israel. e.g. Appointment of a King, The Great Jerusalem supposedly built by Solomon has no archaeological support....it was a projection into the past of the Kingdom of Judah's - a mythological view of history. reference? "The Past that Shapes the Present: The Creation of Biblical Historiography in the Late First Temple Period and After the Downfall" by Nadav Na'aman