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"Of Wood and Stone": The Significance of Israelite Cultic Items in the Bible and Its Early Interpreters
Contributor(s): Larocca-Pitts, Elizabeth C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 157506913X     ISBN-13: 9781575069135
Publisher: Brill
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2001
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Handwriting
Dewey: 221.67
LCCN: 2001040870
Series: Harvard Semitic Monographs
Physical Information: 400 pages
 
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The Hebrew Bible contains varying opinions concerning which cultic items or objects used in worship were appropriate for use within YHWHism and which were not. By analyzing every passage which mentions "high places" (bamot), sacred trees or poles (asherim), standing stones, altars, and cultic statuary, this study reveals that a remarkable diversity of cultic practices fell within the bounds of acceptability in ancient Israel. Also included are three chapters exploring the particular understandings of these items in the LXX, Vulgate, Targumim, and other early Jewish sources. Opposing the long-held generalization that use of these items was unanimously viewed by biblical authors as syncretistic, this study shows that, with the exception of cultic statuary, all of these items were, at one time or another, legitimate components of Israelite worship. Thus they provide witness to a diversity of theologies and ritual practices within YHWHism previously unappreciated.
 
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