New Hebrew culture aimed to recreate identity and critique the past.

Evidence

The national renewal was bound up with a myth special of its kind, a myth ex nihilo with a dual task: to criticize the past and to replace it with an alternate reality. — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 113

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 113
• XREF: connects to: Ancient Jewish prophets were innovators rather than restorers of past strictness — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1216; Rigid adherence to ritual law destroyed originality among ancient Jews — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1237; Time-binding cultures value history, ritual symbols, and rooted community — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 624

Broader Connections

• Time-binding cultures value history, ritual symbols, and rooted community #complicates (0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 624