02467cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000550011324500570016826400510022530000470027633600260032333700260034933800360037550000390041150000310045050802120048152012330069353400450192665300210197165300400199265300370203285600430206999900170211240025UtSlPG20260610133921.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aDS1 aVolney, C.-F.q(Constantin-François),d1757-182010aRecherches nouvelles sur l'histoire ancienne, tome I 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTome 5 des Œuvres de C.-F. Volney  aRelease date is 2012-07-01  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net);
produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de
France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr  a"Recherches nouvelles sur l'histoire ancienne, tome I" by C.-F. Volney is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the complexities of ancient history, particularly focusing on the Jewish chronology and the interpretation of historical texts. The author aims to critically analyze the sources and methods used by previous historians to shed light on the ancient past.  The opening of the book sets the stage for a thorough critique of the established historical narratives surrounding the ancient world. Volney questions the reliability of accounts that have been passed down and addresses the challenges historians face when working with fragmented and often contradictory historical records. He argues for a more empirical approach, calling for the application of new methodologies similar to those used in the physical sciences to understand the complexities of ancient histories, particularly concerning the chronology of Israelite kings as drawn from biblical sources. This analytical approach raises important questions about biases and the transmission of historical knowledge, preparing the reader for a deeper exploration of the subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHistory, Ancient  aBible -- History of Biblical events  aMiddle East -- History -- To 62240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40025  c80864d80864