Building a nation: The Jeroboams and the creation of two Israels

Abstract

This article represents a short reflective essay in honour of the Old Testament scholar Eben Scheffler. It focuses on the writing of the history of ancient Israel texts; examines different approaches to address the history of texts: Minimalist and maximalist; and illustrates a minimalist approach in reference to the figure of the Israelite king Jeroboam II.