The Sanctuary of Bethel and the Configuration of Israelite Identity
Author:   Jules Francis Gomes
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Edition:   Reprint 2012
Volume:   368
ISBN:  

9783110189933


Pages:   323
Publication Date:   25 October 2006
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Format:   Hardback
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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.

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Author:   Jules Francis Gomes
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter
Edition:   Reprint 2012
Volume:   368
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9783110189933


ISBN 10:   3110189933
Pages:   323
Publication Date:   25 October 2006
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Archaeology of Bethel; The Location of Bethel; Bethel as Deity; The Sanctuary of Bethel; The Problem: Sanctuary and Identity, Sources and Method; 2. Bethel in the books of Kings: From Restoration to Destruction; 3. Bethel in the book of Genesis: Sanctuary of the Patriarchs; 4. Bethel in the books of Joshua, Judges and 1 Samuel: Territorial Conquest and Tribal Claims; 5. Bethel in Amos, Hosea and Particular Psalms: House of God or House of Sin?; 6. Bethel in the Post-Exilic Writings: The Revival of a Central Sanctuary; 7. Conclusion

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Insgesamt eine beachtenswerte Studie, die f r Ausk nfte ber das biblische Bethel und sein Heiligtum nicht au er Acht gelassen werden darf. B. Weber in: Old Testament Essays 1/2007 Gleichwohl ist das Buch f r alle weiteren Studien ber Bet-El unverzichtbar. M. K hlmoos in: ZAW 2007


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Jules Frances Gomes, University of Cambridge, U.K.

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