The Social Roots Of Biblical Yahwism

Author : Stephen L. Cook
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589830981

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The Social Roots of Biblical Yahwism by Stephen L. Cook Pdf

"Sure to provoke discussion and debate as it offers a unique approach to some old and perplexing issues in the history of ancient Israel and its religion, Cook's study is a bold new proposal for synthesizing the social history of Israel's religious traditions. Among the many "Yahwisms" coexisting in ancient Israel was an initially small minority stream of theological tradition composed of geographically and socially diverse groups in northern and southern Israel. These groups shared a religious commitment to a covenantal, village-based, land-oriented Yahwism that arose before the emergence of Israelite kingship. It eventually rose to dominance, and its theology provided robust resources for dealing with the Babylonian exile. It thus came to occupy a prominent place in the present canon of the Hebrew Bible. Cook combines detailed study of biblical texts with a carefully constructed social-scientific method and body of data to argue for the early origins of biblical Yahwism. This book is written to be accessible to lay readers and also of significant interest to Hebrew Bible students and specialists." -- ‡c From publisher's description.

Author : Stephen L. Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1028956264

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Social Roots of Biblical Yahwism, The. Society of Biblical Literature by Stephen L. Cook Pdf

Sure to provoke discussion and debate as it offers a unique approach to some old and perplexing issues in the history of ancient Israel and its religion, Cook's study is a bold new proposal for synthesizing the social history of Israel's religious traditions. Among the many ""Yahwisms"" coexisting in ancient Israel was an initially small minority stream of theological tradition composed of geographically and socially diverse groups in northern and southern Israel. These groups shared a religious commitment to a covenantal, village-based, land-oriented Yahwism that arose before the emergence of.

Author : Norman K. Gottwald
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498292184

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Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible, Volume Two by Norman K. Gottwald Pdf

CONTENTS PART 1: THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL Early Israel as an Anti-Imperial Community The Origins of Israel as a Textual Models for Envisioning Early Israel Triumphalist versus Anti-Triumphalist Versions of Early Israel: A Response to Articles by Lemche and Dever Historical Description versus Historical Representation and Symbol The Interplay of Religion and Ethnicity in Ancient Israel Proto-Globalization and Proto-Secularization in Ancient Israel Revisiting the Tribes of Yahweh after Twenty-five Years PART 2: THE POLITICS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL Religion and Politics: Early Israel and Judaism The Puzzling Politics of Ancient Israel The Role of Biblical Politics in Contextual Theologies PART 3: REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS Forward to Jeremy Young, The Violence of God and the War on Terror Reflections on R. S. Sugirtharajah’s Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism. Contesting the Interpretations and The Bible and the Third Way: Precolonial, Colonial and Postcolonial Encounters Review of Stephen L. Cook, The Social Roots of Biblical Yahwism Review of Marty E. Stevens, Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient Israel Review of Philip R. Davies, The Origins of Biblical Israel Panel Presentation on Joshua A. Berman, Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought

Author : Jürgen van Oorschot,Markus Witte
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110448221

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The Origins of Yahwism by Jürgen van Oorschot,Markus Witte Pdf

This compendium examines the origins of the God Yahweh, his place in the Syrian-Palestinian and Northern Arabian pantheon during the bronze and iron ages, and the beginnings of the cultic veneration of Yahweh. Contributors analyze the epigraphic and archeological evidence, apply fundamental considerations from the cultural and religious sciences, and analyze the relevant Old Testament texts.

Author : Johannes Cornelis Moor
Publisher : Peeters
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028930290

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The Rise of Yahwism by Johannes Cornelis Moor Pdf

Author : James Karl Hoffmeier
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199792085

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Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism by James Karl Hoffmeier Pdf

Pharaoh Akhenaten, who reigned for seventeen years in the fourteenth century B.C.E, is one of the most intriguing rulers of ancient Egypt. His odd appearance and his preoccupation with worshiping the sun disc Aten have stimulated academic discussion and controversy for more than a century. Despite the numerous books and articles about this enigmatic figure, many questions about Akhenaten and the Atenism religion remain unanswered. In Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism, James K. Hoffmeier argues that Akhenaten was not, as is often said, a radical advocating a new religion, but rather a primitivist: that is, one who reaches back to a golden age and emulates it. Akhenaten's inspiration was the Old Kingdom (2650-2400 B.C.E.), when the sun-god Re/Atum ruled as the unrivaled head of the Egyptian pantheon. Hoffmeier finds that Akhenaten was a genuine convert to the worship of Aten, the sole creator God, based on the Pharoah's own testimony of a theophany, a divine encounter that launched his monotheistic religious odyssey. The book also explores the Atenist religion's possible relationship to Israel's religion, offering a close comparison of the hymn to the Aten to Psalm 104, which has been identified by scholars as influenced by the Egyptian hymn. Through a careful reading of key texts, artworks, and archaeological studies, Hoffmeier provides compelling new insights into a religion that predated Moses and Hebrew monotheism, the impact of Atenism on Egyptian religion and politics, and the aftermath of Akhenaten's reign.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015066043210

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American Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Norman Karol Gottwald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015032571351

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The Hebrew Bible in Its Social World and in Ours by Norman Karol Gottwald Pdf

Author : Gard Granerød
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110453171

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Dimensions of Yahwism in the Persian Period by Gard Granerød Pdf

What was Judaean religion in the Persian period like? Is it necessary to use the Bible to give an answer to the question? Among other things the study argues that • the religion practiced in the 5th c. BCE Elephantine community and which is reflected in the so-called Elephantine documents represent a well-attested manifestation of lived Persian period Yahwism, • as religio-historical sources, the Elephantine documents reveal more about the actual religious practice of the Elephantine Judaeans than what the highly edited and canonised texts of the Bible reveal about the religious practice of the contemporary Yahwistic coreligionists in Judah, and • the image of the Elephantine Judaism emerging from the Elephantine documents can revise the canonised image of Judaean religion in the Persian period (cf. A. Assmann). The Elephantine Yahwism should not be interpreted within a framework dependent upon theological, conceptual and spatial concepts alien to it, such as biblical ones. The study proposes an alternative framework by approaching the Elephantine documents on the basis of N. Smart’s multidimensional model of religion. Elephantine should not be exotified but brought to the very centre of any discussion of the history of Judaism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : UOM:39015078193920

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Elenchus of Biblica by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Glynn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Reference
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131772969

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Commentary & Reference Survey by John Glynn Pdf

Now in its tenth edition, this reliable, acclaimed guide lists and ranks approximately 900 commentaries and 1,600 other biblical resources for the benefit of professors, Bible students, and pastors. Two new chapters on exegetical software round out this comprehensive guide.

Author : David J. Chalcraft
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1850758131

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Social-scientific Old Testament Criticism by David J. Chalcraft Pdf

Collected here in one volume are the best examples of social-scientific Old Testament criticism from the last 20 years of the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, an essential introduction to the field. Divided into six sections, this volume presents essays on the central methodological and theoretical issues as well as a series of applications to the study of early Israelite social forms, the formal and informal regulation of life, the distribution of power and justice, and the performance of social roles and the process of group formation. The volume brings home how indispensable a social-science approach is for the reconstruction of the Israelite social world-not to say our own worlds and productions as well, enbodying the finest traditions of classical social theory and the interface with exciting new developments.

Author : Redaktion Osnabrück
Publisher : de Gruyter
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Reference
ISBN : 3110230259

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2010 by Redaktion Osnabrück Pdf

Author : Mark S. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-06
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780195167689

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The Origins of Biblical Monotheism by Mark S. Smith Pdf

One of the leading scholars of ancient West Semitic religion discusses polytheism vs. monotheism by covering the fluidity of those categories in the ancient Near East. He argues that Israel's social history is key to the development of monotheism.

Author : Jürgen van Oorschot,Markus Witte
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110447118

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The Origins of Yahwism by Jürgen van Oorschot,Markus Witte Pdf

This compendium examines the origins of the God Yahweh, his place in the Syrian-Palestinian and Northern Arabian pantheon during the bronze and iron ages, and the beginnings of the cultic veneration of Yahweh. Contributors analyze the epigraphic and archeological evidence, apply fundamental considerations from the cultural and religious sciences, and analyze the relevant Old Testament texts.