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King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice : Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities / Francesca Stavrakopoulou.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Stavrakopoulou, Francesca, author.
- Series:
- Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 338.
- Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 338
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manasseh, King of Judah.
- Manasseh.
- Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Child sacrifice in the Bible.
- Child sacrifice--Judaism.
- Child sacrifice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (421 pages)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2012
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Die hebräische Bibel stellt den König Manasse als die verabscheuungswürdigste Person und das Opfern von Kindern als die anstößigste Praxis innerhalb der Geschichte "Israels" dar. Die Autorin vertritt die These, dass geschichtlich gesehen weder die Person des Königs noch das Opfer so abwegig ist, wie es die hebräische Bibel zu behaupten scheint. Durch sorgfältige historische Rekonstruktion wird dargelegt, dass Manasse zu den erfolgreichsten judäischen Monarchen gehörte, und dass das Kindesopfer eine zentrale Rolle in den alten judäischen Riten spielte. Von ideologischen Interessen geleitet, hätten die biblischen Autoren daher die Wahrheit über Manasse und das Kindesopfer absichtlich verzerrt.
- The Hebrew Bible portrays King Manasseh and child sacrifice as the most reprehensible person and the most objectionable practice within the story of 'Israel'. This monograph suggests that historically, neither were as deviant as the Hebrew Bible appears to insist. Through careful historical reconstruction, it is argued that Manasseh was one of Judah's most successful monarchs, and child sacrifice played a central role in ancient Judahite religious practice. The biblical writers, motivated by ideological concerns, have thus deliberately distorted the truth about Manasseh and child sacrifice.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Biblical Manasseh
- 2 The Historical Manasseh
- 3 The Distortion of Manasseh
- 4 The Biblical Portrayal of Child Sacrifice
- 5 The Historical Reality of Child Sacrifice
- The Distortion of Child Sacrifice
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Indexes
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-370) and indexes.
- Dissertation Oxford University (UK) 2003.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9783110899641
- 3110899647
- OCLC:
- 979907328
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