03447nam 2200661Ia 450 991078842990332120230828215723.03-11-092518-410.1515/9783110925180(CKB)3360000000338893(SSID)ssj0000713421(PQKBManifestationID)12291224(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000713421(PQKBWorkID)10657753(PQKB)10196730(MiAaPQ)EBC3041539(DE-B1597)56859(OCoLC)979590311(DE-B1597)9783110925180(Au-PeEL)EBL3041539(CaPaEBR)ebr10595830(OCoLC)922944483(EXLCZ)99336000000033889320060807d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe sanctuary of Bethel and the configuration of Israelite identity[electronic resource] /Jules F. GomesBerlin ;New York Walter de Gruyterc2006xx, 303 pBeihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ;Bd. 368Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph3-11-018993-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-286) and index.Front matter --Acknowledgements --Table of Contents --Abbreviations --Chapter One. Introduction --Chapter Two. Bethel in the Books of Kings: From Restoration to Destruction --Chapter Three. Bethel in the Book of Genesis: Sanctuary of the Patriarchs --Chapter Four. Bethel in the Books of Joshua, Judges and 1 Samuel: Territorial Conquest and Tribal Claims --Chapter Five. Bethel in the Books of Amos, Hosea and in Particular Psalms: House of God or House of Sin? --Chapter Six. Bethel in Post-Exilic Biblical Writings: The Revival of a Central Sanctuary --Chapter Seven. Conclusion --Bibliography --Index of Biblical ReferencesAfter Jerusalem, Bethel is the most frequently cited sanctuary in the Hebrew Bible. The book offers a detailed analysis of Bethel and its sanctuary from archaeological and biblical evidence. It reconstructs the history of Bethel and by analysing the presence of pro- and anti-Bethel propaganda, it argues that the latter, with its own pro-Jerusalem/Judah bias, has resulted in an unfair denigration of Bethel as an idolatrous place of worship. The study suggests that Bethel was a legitimate Yahwistic shrine and continued to be so even after the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel to the Assyrians. Hence, Bethel in a real sense was the principal means of configuring Israelite identity.Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ;368.Jewish shrinesWest BankBaytīnHistoryTo 1500BaytīnHistoryReligious aspectsJudaismAncient history.Bethel (Israel).Israel.antiquity.sanctum.state cult.Jewish shrinesHistory296.4/911.41bclGomes Jules1560105MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788429903321The sanctuary of Bethel and the configuration of Israelite identity3825802UNINA