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Author:   Michael J. Stahl
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   187
Weight:   0.920kg
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9789004447714

ISBN 10:   9004447717
Pages:   478
Publication Date:   21 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Acknowledgements List of Tables Abbreviations 1 The “God of Israel” in Biblical and Ancient Israelite Religion: Problems and Prospects  1.1 Introduction  1.2 Intellectual Horizons: Divine Identities in Scholarly Discourse  1.3 Theory and Method  1.4 The Data  1.5 The Scope of This Study 2 The “God of Israel” and the Politics of Divinity in Ancient Israel  2.1 Who was the “God of Israel”?  2.2 The Early Politics of God: El as “God of Israel” and Israel’s Collective Political Heritage  2.3 The “God of Israel” in Transition: Judges 5  2.4 When did YHWH Become the “God of Israel”?  2.5 YHWH and/or Baal? the Omrides in History and Biblical Tradition  2.6 The “God of Israel” between Collective and King: Conclusions 3 The “God of Israel”: The God of Judah?  3.1 The Problem of the “God of Israel” in Monarchic Judah  3.2 Will the Real God of Judah Please Stand Up?  3.3 “YHWH of Hosts” and the Politics of Divinity in Monarchic Judah  3.4 The “God of Israel” in the Books of Kings  3.5 The “God of Israel” and Judah’s Claim to Israel’s Name  3.6 Kings and Priests, Palace and Temple: the “God of Israel” in Court and Cult  3.7 The “God of Israel” and the Politics of Late Monarchic Judah: Conclusions 4 The “God of Israel”: The God of Yehud  4.1 The “God of Israel” after Kings (Ezekiel and Second Isaiah)  4.2 Ezra and Chronicles: Composition Histories, Dates, Settings, and Ideological Foci  4.3 “YHWH, God of Israel—He Is the God Who Is in Jerusalem”: Ezra 1–6  4.4 “YHWH, God of Israel, You Are Just”: The “God of Israel” in Ezra 7–10  4.5 “YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, Is Israel’s God”: The “God of Israel” in Chronicles  4.6 The “God of Israel” and the Religious Politics of Post-Monarchic Yehud: Conclusions 5 The “God of Israel”: The God of the Hebrew Bible  5.1 The “God of Israel”: The God of the Hebrew Bible?  5.2 The “God of Israel” in Jeremiah  5.3 The “God of Israel” in Psalms  5.4 The “God of Israel” in Joshua  5.5 The “God of Israel” in Judges  5.6 The “God of Israel” in Exodus  5.7 The “God of Israel” in Isaiah  5.8 The “God of Israel”: The God of the Hebrew Bible Bibliography Index

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Michael J. Stahl (Ph.D., New York University, 2018) is Visiting Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at the College of the Holy Cross. His research explores the intersection of society, politics, and religion in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East. Dr. Stahl has published articles in such venues as the Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions, Ugarit-Forschungen, and Religion Compass.

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