Description: This essay offers an introduction to select disciplinary developments in the study of history and in historical study of the Hebrew Bible, focusing first and foremost on cultural history. It highlights key works on culture, narrative, and memory, in order to establish a contemporary historical approach to biblical studies.
Brief description: Ian D. Wilson, Ph.D. (2015), University of Alberta, is Director of the Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life at that university, and is the author of Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah (Oxford University Press, 2017).
Review Quotes: The present essay provides an engaging and accessible introduction into an increasingly important conversation. I recommend it without reservation.
Stephen D. Campbell, SOTS Book List, 2020