Israelite religion: from tribal beginnings to scribal legacy
From its Iron Age beginnings to its aftermath in the Roman period, Israelite religion went through significant changes and transformations. As the Israelites responded to major historical events and political realities, their collective beliefs and practices evolved over time and developed new forms...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven London
Yale University Press
[2025]
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Antiquity)
/ Religion
/ Geschichte Anfänge-70
B Judaism / Geschichte Anfänge-70 B Israel (Antiquity) / Religion / Theology / Nature religion / Diaspora (Religion) / King / Holy books |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | From its Iron Age beginnings to its aftermath in the Roman period, Israelite religion went through significant changes and transformations. As the Israelites responded to major historical events and political realities, their collective beliefs and practices evolved over time and developed new forms, even as earlier elements of religious culture remained an active substratum. Weaving together biblical literature, archaeology, and comparative sources, award-winning author Karel van der Toorn tells the sweeping story of how Israelite religion evolved from a tribal cult honoring the ancestors and the "god of the fathers" to a scriptural religion practiced by an ethnic minority within the Roman Empire. He demonstrates how religion was integral to nation-building as Israel transitioned from a nomadic chiefdom to a monarchical state; how religious practices changed in response to the loss of political independence; and how in the final centuries before the Common Era, as Hellenistic culture permeated the Eastern Mediterranean, Israelite religion gave rise to a variety of reading communities committed to a body of sacred scripture, with the law of Moses at its core. Combining literary studies, anthropology, linguistics, history, and more, this book tells the fascinating story of Israelite religion as it has never been told before |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 410 Seiten, Illustrationen, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780300248111 |
