Israelite Religion / Helmer Ringgren ; translated by David Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ringgren, Helmer, 1917-2012.

Contributor:

Green, David E. (David Edward), 1937-

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain)

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Israelitische Religion. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Theology.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Theology.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 391 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 23 cm

Edition:

[Fourth impr.].

Manufacture:

Norwich : Printed by Fletcher & Son Ltd.

Place of Publication:

London : SPCK, [1976]

Contents:

Introduction: Problems and methods; The souces

I. The pre-Davidic Period: The religion of the Patriarchs; The beginnings of Israel's religion: Moses; The occupation of Canaan and the Period of Judges

II. The Religion in the Period of Monarchy: Introduction; God; Manifestations of God; Yahweh and the Gods: angels and spirits; God and the World: creation and history; Man; Man before God; The cult; The cultaic functionaries; The kingship; Death and the afterlife; The writing prophets

III. The Exilic and Postexilic Period (Judaism): Historical introduction; General characteristics of Later Judaism: the law; God and the angels; Satan and demons; God and the world; Man before God; Resurrection; The cult and the priests; Eschatology and apocalyptic; Parties and movements.

Notes:

"First published in Great Britain in 1966. Second impression, corrected, 1969. Fourth impression, 1976."

Originally published by W. Kohlhmmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1963.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Chaim Potok 1977".

ISBN:

0281006369 :

OCLC:

41241641