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The Sanctuary of Bethel and the Configuration of Israelite Identity

  • Hardback
  • 303 pages
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter& Co
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

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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.

  • Title

    The Sanctuary of Bethel and the Configuration of Israelite Identity

  • Author

    Jules Francis Gomes

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Walter de Gruyter& Co

  • Published

    September 2006

  • Weight

    632g

  • Page Count

    303

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9783110189933

  • ISBN-10

    3110189933

  • Eden Code

    2546181

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