The sanctuary of Bethel and the configuration of Israelite identity [[electronic resource] /] / Jules F. Gomes
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Gomes Jules
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| Titolo: |
The sanctuary of Bethel and the configuration of Israelite identity [[electronic resource] /] / Jules F. Gomes
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| Pubblicazione: | Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | xx, 303 p |
| Disciplina: | 296.4/9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Jewish shrines - West Bank - Baytīn - History - To 1500 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Baytīn History Religious aspects Judaism |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Ancient history |
| Bethel (Israel) | |
| Israel | |
| antiquity | |
| sanctum | |
| state cult | |
| Classificazione: | 11.41 |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-286) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 References |
| Sommario/riassunto: | After 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The sanctuary of Bethel and the configuration of Israelite identity |
| ISBN: | 3-11-092518-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788429903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; ; 368.