Sanctuary of Bethel and the Configuration of Israelite Identity
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- ISBN 9783110189933
- Weight: 635g
- Dimensions: 155 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 25 Oct 2006
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Jules Frances Gomes, University of Cambridge, U.K.
