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Religious Diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah

by Francesca Stavrakopoulou, John Barton

  • Paperback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm

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This volume of essays draws together specialists in the field to explain, illustrate and analyze religious diversity in Ancient Israel. Our understanding of the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Israelites has changed considerably in recent years. It is now increasingly accepted among scholars that the biblical presentation of Israelite religion is often at odds with the likely historical realities of ancient Israel's religious climate. As such, the diversity inherent within ancient Israelite religion is often overlooked - particularly within university lecture halls and classrooms. This volume of essays draws together specialists in the field to explain, illustrate and analyze this religious diversity. Following an introductory essay guiding the reader through the book, the collection falls into three sections. The first focuses on conceptual diversities. It seeks to deconstruct common assumptions about Israelite religion and reconstructs Israelite perceptions of the nature of the religious world. The second section examines socio-religious diversities.It studies the varied social contexts of ancient Israelites, exploring the relationship between worshippers' social locations and their perceptions and experiences of the divine. The third section deals with geographical diversities. It seeks to understand how geographical distinctions may engender certain characteristics within Israelite religion and impact upon religious perceptions.
Religious Diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah and Celebrating Diversity
Celebrating DiversityReligious Diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah

  • Authors

    Francesca Stavrakopoulou +1

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    February 2010

  • Weight

    323g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567032164

  • ISBN-10

    0567032167

  • Eden Code

    1929180

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    From non-Biblical sources, 675 different Hebrew names have been found from a total of nearly 3,000 instances, dating to the ninth to sixth centuries BC (BCE). The Hebrew Bible contains about 1,000 different names. This is just one small ‘incident’ in this remarkable book, which with the aid of archaeology and other disciplines opens up the very diverse nature of religion which is the background to the ‘religion of the Old Testament.’ The essayists who contributed to this volume tell lively tales in an engaging style, but how one longs for maps, diagrams and photographs to illuminate their complex stories.

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