Sacred Dan - Religious Tradition and Cultic Practice in Judges 17-18

Informationen zum Autor The Revd Dr Jason S. Bray is a training officer in the Diocese of Monmouth! Old Testament Tutor on the South Wales Ordination Course! and a regular reviewer of books on Hebrew religion for the Journal of Theological Studies. Klappentext The study uses the sacred traditions of Dan in Judges 17-18 as a springboard for an examination of the nature of the pre-exilic cult at Dan and in the Northern Kingdom in general! with particular reference its Ancient Near Eastern context.> The study uses the sacred traditions of Dan in Judges 17-18 as a springboard for an examination of the nature of the pre-exilic cult at Dan and in the Northern Kingdom in general, with particular reference its Ancient Near Eastern context. Zusammenfassung Using the sacred traditions of Dan in "Judges 17-18", this work examines the nature of the pre-exilic cult at Dan and in the Northern Kingdom in general, with particular reference its Ancient Near Eastern context. It reflects the self-understanding of the priests of Dan in the period immediately prior to its fall. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction 1. History of Research2. Historical and Textual Issues 3. Redactional HistoryChapter 1: Interpreting Judges 17-18Chapter 2: Image Worship in the Danite StoryChapter 3: Priests in the Danite StoryChapter 4: Divination in the Danite StoryChapter 5: The Danite Story and the History of the LevitesChapter 6: Conclusion: Cultic Life at Dan

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• Authors: Jason S Bray, Jason S. Bray, Bray Jason S.
• Assisted by: Claudia V. Camp (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor)
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2006
• EAN: 9780567027122
• ISBN: 978-0-567-02712-2
• No. of pages: 182
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations