Yahweh and the origins of ancient Israel : insights from the archaeological record

Author/Creator:

Amzallag, Gérard Nissim, author

Publication/Creation:

New York : Cambridge University press, [2023]

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

Yahweh and the origins of ancient Israel : insights from the archaeological record / Nissim Amzallag

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Bible--Antiquities
God (Judaism)--Name
Jews--History--To 1200 B.C.
Metallurgy--Middle East--History
Middle East--Antiquities

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Idols of knowledge -- Baal and the Amorite hegemony -- Israel and the Amorites -- The fraternal alliance in the Southern Levant -- The substratum of the movement of emancipation -- The metallurgical background of ancient Yahwism -- YHWH and El -- The Israelite singularity -- The Exodus-Conquest ideology -- Integrative Yahwism -- Conclusion : The novel horizon.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

In this book, Nissim Amzallag offers new perspectives on the birth of ancient Israel by combining recent archaeological discoveries with a new approach to ancient Yahwism. He investigates the renewal of the copper industry in the Early Iron Age Levant and its influence on the rise of new nations, and also explores the recently identified metallurgical context of ancient Yahwism in the Bible. By merging these two branches of evidence, Amzallag proposes that the roots of YHWH are found in a powerful deity who sponsored the emancipation movement that freed Israel from the Amorite/Egyptian hegemony. Amzallag identifies the early Israelite religion as an attempt to transform the esoteric traditions of Levantine metalworkers into the public worship of YHWH. These unusual origins provide insight into many of the unique aspects of Israelite theology that ultimately spurred the evolution towards monotheism. His volume also casts new light on the mysterious smelting-god, the figure around which many Bronze Age religions revolved. --

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xix, 343 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937907197502486

ISBN:

9781009314763
1009314769

OCLC Number:

1347434617

Barcode:

300000521218