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The religions of ancient Israel : a synthesis of parallactic approaches / Ziony Zevit.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks DS111.7 .Z48 2001
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Penn Museum Library DS111.7 .Z48 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zevit, Ziony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Theology.
- Jewish shrines.
- Palestine--Antiquities.
- Palestine.
- Palestine--Religion.
- Jewish shrines--Palestine.
- Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.
- Judaism.
- History.
- Bible. Old Testament--Theology.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 821 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2001.
- Summary:
- Ziony Zevit draws on textual readings, archaeological and historical data, and epigraphy to explore the Israelite religions during the Iron Age (1200-586 BCE). Synthesizing the evidence within the structure of an Israelite worldview and ethos involving kin, tribes, land, traditional ways and places of worship, and a national deity, the work challenges many of the conclusions of previous scholarship. For example, his contention that much of the Psalter was composed in praise of deities other than Yahweh is strikingly original.
- This much-anticipated work of scholarship will stimulate dialogue and cooperative study between all ancient historians and archaeologists, and particularly between Iron Age archaeologists and biblical scholars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [694]-751) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0826447287
- OCLC:
- 60837227
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