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'''Biblical minimalism''', also known as the '''Copenhagen School''' because two of its most prominent figures taught at [[Copenhagen University]], is a movement or trend in [[biblical scholarship]] that began in the 1990s with two main claims: |
'''Biblical minimalism''', also known as the '''Copenhagen School''' because two of its most prominent figures taught at [[Copenhagen University]], is a movement or trend in [[biblical scholarship]] that began in the 1990s with two main claims: |
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# that the Bible cannot be considered reliable evidence for what had happened in ancient Israel; and |
# that the Bible cannot be considered reliable evidence for what had happened in ancient Israel; and |
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# that "Israel" itself is a problematic subject for historical study.{{sfn|Moore|Kelle|2011|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qjkz_8EMoaUC&q=two |
# that "Israel" itself is a problematic subject for historical study.{{sfn|Moore|Kelle|2011|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qjkz_8EMoaUC&pg=PA33#v=snippet&q=two%20main%20claims&f=false 33]}} |
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Minimalism is not a unified movement, but rather a label that came to be applied to several scholars at different universities who held similar views, chiefly [[Niels Peter Lemche]] and [[Thomas L. Thompson]] at the [[University of Copenhagen]], [[Philip R. Davies]], and Keith Whitelam. Minimalism gave rise to intense debate during the 1990s—the term "minimalists" was in fact a derogatory one given by its opponents, who were consequently dubbed "maximalists", but in fact neither side accepted either label.{{fact|date=June 2023}} |
Minimalism is not a unified movement, but rather a label that came to be applied to several scholars at different universities who held similar views, chiefly [[Niels Peter Lemche]] and [[Thomas L. Thompson]] at the [[University of Copenhagen]], [[Philip R. Davies]], and Keith Whitelam. Minimalism gave rise to intense debate during the 1990s—the term "minimalists" was in fact a derogatory one given by its opponents, who were consequently dubbed "maximalists", but in fact neither side accepted either label.{{fact|date=June 2023}} |
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* {{cite book|doi=10.1163/9789004275607|title=Early Israel|year=1985|last1=Lemche|first1=N.P.|isbn=9789004275607}} |
* {{cite book|doi=10.1163/9789004275607|title=Early Israel|year=1985|last1=Lemche|first1=N.P.|isbn=9789004275607}} |
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* {{cite journal|doi=10.1080/10477845.2012.673111|title=Strengthening Biblical Historicity vis-à-vis Minimalism, 1992–2008 and Beyond, Part 2.1: The Literature of Perspective, Critique, and Methodology, First Half|journal=Journal of Religious & Theological Information|volume=11|issue=3–4|pages=101–137|year=2012|last1=Mykytiuk|first1=Lawrence J. |
* {{cite journal|doi=10.1080/10477845.2012.673111|title=Strengthening Biblical Historicity vis-à-vis Minimalism, 1992–2008 and Beyond, Part 2.1: The Literature of Perspective, Critique, and Methodology, First Half|journal=Journal of Religious & Theological Information|volume=11|issue=3–4|pages=101–137|year=2012|last1=Mykytiuk|first1=Lawrence J.|url=https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/52}} |
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* {{cite journal|doi=10.2307/3266476|jstor=3266476|title=Ideologies, Literary and Critical: Reflections on Recent Writing on the History of Israel|journal=Journal of Biblical Literature|volume=114|issue=4|pages=585–606|year=1995|last1=Provan|first1=Iain W.|s2cid=165776437}} |
* {{cite journal|doi=10.2307/3266476|jstor=3266476|title=Ideologies, Literary and Critical: Reflections on Recent Writing on the History of Israel|journal=Journal of Biblical Literature|volume=114|issue=4|pages=585–606|year=1995|last1=Provan|first1=Iain W.|s2cid=165776437}} |
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* {{cite journal|doi=10.2307/3266481|jstor=3266481|title=A Neo-Albrightean School in History and Biblical Scholarship?|journal=Journal of Biblical Literature|volume=114|issue=4|pages=683–698|year=1995|last1=Thompson|first1=Thomas L.}} |
* {{cite journal|doi=10.2307/3266481|jstor=3266481|title=A Neo-Albrightean School in History and Biblical Scholarship?|journal=Journal of Biblical Literature|volume=114|issue=4|pages=683–698|year=1995|last1=Thompson|first1=Thomas L.}} |