Description |
xx, 821 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 694-751) and indexes. |
Contents |
Surveying paths : an essay about humanities, religion, history, and Israelite religions -- Of cult places and of Israelites -- Architecture parlante : Israelite cult places -- Tangible belief : the material and textual aspects of cultic artifacts -- Writ on rock : script on stone -- Israelite religions in Israelian and Judahite historiography and historiosophy -- Israelite mantic religions in literary, social, and historical contexts -- Visions of a foreign land : Israelite religions through enemy eyes -- The names of Israelite gods -- Israelite religions : a parallactic synthesis -- Khirbet Beit Lei : the main inscriptions. |
Summary |
This is the most far-reaching, interdisciplinary investigation into the religion of ancient Israel ever attempted. The author draws on textual reading, archaeological and historical date, and epigraphy to determine what may be known about the Israelite religions during the Iron Age. |
Subject |
Palestine -- Antiquities.
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Palestine -- Religion.
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Jewish shrines -- Palestine.
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Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D.
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Bible. Old Testament -- Theology.
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Bible. Old Testament. (OCoLC)fst01808092
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Jewish shrines. (OCoLC)fst00983003
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Judaism. (OCoLC)fst00984280
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Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
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Theology. (OCoLC)fst01149559
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Middle East -- Palestine.
(OCoLC)fst01207534
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Chronological Term |
To 70
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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ISBN |
0826447287 |
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9780826447289 |
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9780826463395 (pbk.) |
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0826463398 (pbk.) |
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