Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel
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Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel

From the Settlement to the Building of Solomon's Temple

  1. 403 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel

From the Settlement to the Building of Solomon's Temple

About this book

This book provides the first major reinvestigation and reinterpretation of the history of centralization of worship in ancient Israel since de Wette and Wellhausen in the nineteenth century. Old Testament scholarship has thus far relied on the consensus that the book of Deuteronomy is the product of late monarchic Judah (7th century BC). Pitkänen places the biblical material in its archaeological and ancient Near Eastern context and pays special attention to rhetorical analysis. The author suggests that the book of Joshua, as well as its sources (such as Deuteronomy) may have originated as early as before the disaster of Aphek and the rejection of Shiloh.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. Preface
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Introduction to the Reissue
  7. 1. Introduction
  8. 2. Divine Presence and Centralization
  9. 3. Centralization in the Pentateuch
  10. 4. Centralization and the Period from the Settlement to the Building of Solomon’s Temple
  11. 5. Summary and Conclusions
  12. Appendix: An Examination of the Properties of Historical Reconstructions
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index of Scripture and other Ancient Sources
  15. Index of Passages Quoted in Hebrew and Other Ancient Languages
  16. Index of Standalone Words and Expressions in Hebrew and Other Ancient Languages
  17. Index of Authors
  18. General Index
  19. Index of Terms Used in the Appendix