03162nam 2200673Ia 450 991082444200332120240430201257.01-281-80360-X97866118036050-567-50623-1(CKB)1000000000553396(EBL)436252(OCoLC)277230967(SSID)ssj0000186385(PQKBManifestationID)12039165(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186385(PQKBWorkID)10252614(PQKB)10278461(MiAaPQ)EBC436252(Au-PeEL)EBL436252(CaPaEBR)ebr10250611(CaONFJC)MIL180360(OCoLC)893334033(EXLCZ)99100000000055339619931020d1992 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJudahite burial practices and beliefs about the dead /Elizabeth Bloch-Smith1st ed.Sheffield, England JSOT Pressc19921 online resource (321 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;123JSOT/ASOR monograph series ;no. 7Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-335-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 IRON AGE BURIAL TYPES FROM THE SOUTHERN LEVANT AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION; Chapter 2 BURIAL CONTENTS; Chapter 3 BIBLICAL EVIDENCE BEARING ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MATERIAL REMAINS OF THE CULT OF THE DEAD; Chapter 4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX: CATALOGUE OF IRON AGE BURIALS; Illustrations and Maps; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Site Names; Index of AuthorsThe family tomb as a physical claim to the patrimony, the attributed powers of the dead and the prospect of post-mortem veneration made the cult of the dead an integral aspect of the Judahite and Israelite society. Over 850 burials from throughout the southern Levant are examined to illustrate the Judahite form of burial and its development. Vessels for foods and liquids were of paramount importance in the afterlife, followed by jewellery with its protective powers. The cult of the dead began to be an unacceptable feature of the Jerusalem Yahwistic cult in the late eighth to seventh century BCJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;123.JSOT/ASOR monograph series ;no. 7.BurialPalestineDeadReligious aspectsJudaismTombsPalestinePalestineAntiquitiesBurialDeadReligious aspectsJudaism.Tombs393.10933Bloch-Smith Elizabeth1952-1674793MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824442003321Judahite burial practices and beliefs about the dead4039802UNINA