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Autore: | Gomes Jules |
Titolo: | The sanctuary of Bethel and the configuration of Israelite identity [[electronic resource] /] / Jules F. Gomes |
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 |
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