A Proposed Reading of תיב םהיהלא in Amos 2:8
The phrase תיב םהיהלא has often been understood as a part of a prophetic critique of northern devotion to Yhwh. The semantic range of םיהלא, however, leads to the possibility that it is actually part of a critique of the ancestral cult associated with the northern state sanctuary at Bethel. The pres...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2015
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2015, Volume: 77, Issue: 3, Pages: 441-448 |
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| Summary: | The phrase תיב םהיהלא has often been understood as a part of a prophetic critique of northern devotion to Yhwh. The semantic range of םיהלא, however, leads to the possibility that it is actually part of a critique of the ancestral cult associated with the northern state sanctuary at Bethel. The present study argues for the latter by considering the use of םיהלא in the Book of Amos and elsewhere, as well as the literary/thematic context in which Amos 2:8 appears. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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