{"product_id":"the-sanctuary-of-bethel-and-the-configuration-of-israelite-identity-9783110189933","title":"The Sanctuary of Bethel and the Configuration of Israelite Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Insgesamt eine beachtenswerte Studie, die fur Auskunfte uber das biblische Bethel und sein Heiligtum nicht ausser Acht gelassen werden darf.\"B. Weber in: Old Testament Essays 1\/2007 \"Gleichwohl ist das Buch fur alle weiteren Studien uber Bet-El unverzichtbar.\"M. Kohlmoos in: ZAW 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 1. Introduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Archaeology of Bethel; The Location of Bethel; Bethel as Deity; The Sanctuary of Bethel; The Problem: Sanctuary and Identity, Sources and Method; \u003cstrong\u003e2. Bethel in the books of Kings:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Restoration to Destruction; \u003cstrong\u003e3. Bethel in the book of Genesis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sanctuary of the Patriarchs; \u003cstrong\u003e4. Bethel in the books of Joshua, Judges and 1 Samuel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Territorial Conquest and Tribal Claims; \u003cstrong\u003e5. Bethel in Amos, Hosea and Particular Psalms:\u003c\/strong\u003e House of God or House of Sin?; \u003cstrong\u003e6. Bethel in the Post-Exilic Writings:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Revival of a Central Sanctuary; \u003cstrong\u003e7. Conclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516386828631,"sku":"9783110189933","price":120.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sanctuary-of-bethel-and-the-configuration-of-israelite-identity-9783110189933","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}