Telling Your Story: An Exercise in Historiography
Abstract
We teach Old Testament at Biola University, a Christian liberal arts school in southern California.We designed this exercise to fit the theologically conservative context of our school, but those in different contexts could adapt this exercise for their purposes. | Pedagogical PurposeWe find that our students often have a hard time understanding the difference between history (what happened) and historiography (a narration of what happened).A failure to notice this distinction can cause consternation whenever a student encounters different accounts of the same historical event, such as in Kings vs. Chronicles or in the Synoptic Gospels vs. the Gospel of John.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Biblical Studies and Interpretation
Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
Philosophy
History
and Historiography
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Teaching Theology & Religion
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 87–88
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- EN