Archaeology of Ancient Israelite Knowledge

The Archaeology of Ancient Israelite Knowledge reconstructs in carefully researched detail the worldview of the ancient Israelites writers responsible for the Hebrew Bible. What was the role of God in their lives? How did they see the relationship between God, nature, and themselves? Contrary to prevailing scholarly understanding, Robert Kawashima argues that the ancient Israelites saw God in a radically different way than the peoples around them. God no longer interconnected everything--humans, nature--but became seen as sharply separated from nature.
Elegantly written and powerfully argued, The Archaeology of Ancient Israelite Knowledge is essential reading for anyone wanting to grasp the Hebrew Bible and the ancient world that gave rise to it.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The Early History of "God"
3. The House of God
4. The Discovery of the Self in Israelite Literature
5. Alienation and the Tragic Adventure of Biblical History
6. From Autochton to Alien
7. The Dawn of Apocalypticism
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Robert S. Kawashima

Product details

• Authors: Robert S Kawashima, Robert S. Kawashima
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9780253062123
• ISBN: 978-0-253-06212-3
• No. of pages: 366
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Biblical Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works