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1 online resource (314 pages) |
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The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
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Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 IRON AGE BURIAL TYPES FROM THE SOUTHERN LEVANT AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION; Tomb Types; Simple Grave; Cist Grave; Jar Burial; Anthropoid, Wooden and Stone Coffin Burials; Bathtub Coffin Burial; Cave, Chamber and Shaft Tombs; Arcosolia and Bench Tombs; Cremation Burial; Distribution of Burial Types; Chapter 2 BURIAL CONTENTS; Human Remains; Pottery; Jewelry; Personal Items; Tools; Models; Other Features of Burial: Stelae, Inscriptions, Animal Bones and Food Remains |
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Chapter 3 BIBLICAL EVIDENCE BEARING ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MATERIAL REMAINS OF THE CULT OF THE DEADBiblical Names for the Dead; Biblical Formulas Indicating Death; Biblical Forms of Interment and their Significance; Burial Markers; Biblical Descriptions of Burial; Powers of the Dead; Feeding the Dead; Death Cult Proscriptions; A Historical Explanation of Judahite Yahwistic Opposition to the Cult of the Dead; Chapter 4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Summary of Archaeological Evidence; Burial Types and their Distribution; Human Remains and Accompanying Provisions |
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Lowland and Highland Burial PatternsBurial Contents as Evidence for Foreign Relations; Summary of the Biblical Evidence; Judahite Burial Practices and Beliefs about the Dead; APPENDIX: CATALOGUE OF IRON AGE BURIALS; Burials from the Twelfth and Eleventh Centuries BCE; Simple Graves; Cist Graves; Jar Burials; Anthropoid, Wooden and Stone Coffin Burials; Cave, Shaft and Chamber Tombs; Bench and Arcosolia Tombs; Cemeteries; Cremation Burials; Burials from the Tenth through the Third Quarter of the Eighth Century BCE; Simple Graves; Cist Graves; Jar Burials |
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Anthropoid, Wooden and Stone Coffin BurialsBathtub Coffin Burials; Cave, Shaft and Chamber Tombs; Bench and Arcosolia Tombs; Above-Ground Monolithic Tombs; Cremation Burials; Burials from the Last Quarter of the Eighth through the First Quarter of the Sixth Century BCE; Simple Graves; Cist Graves; Jar Burials; Anthropoid, Wooden and Stone Coffin Burials; Bathtub Coffin Burials; Cave, Shaft and Chamber Tombs; Bench and Arcosolia Tombs; Above-Ground Monolithic Tombs; Cremation Burials; Illustrations and Maps; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Site Names; A; B; D; E; G; H; I; J; K; L |
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MN; P; Q; R; S; T; Z; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Summary |
The family tomb as a physical claim to the patrimony, the attributed powers of the dead and the prospect of post-mortem veneration made the cult of the dead an integral aspect of the Judahite and Israelite society. Over 850 burials from throughout the southern Levant are examined to illustrate the Judahite form of burial and its development. Vessels for foods and liquids were of paramount importance in the afterlife, followed by jewellery with its protective powers. The cult of the dead began to be an unacceptable feature of the Jerusalem Yahwistic cult in the late eighth to seventh century BC |
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Palestine |
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Tombs -- Palestine
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Burial -- Palestine
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Dead -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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Burial.
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Dead -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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Tombs.
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Middle East -- Palestine.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0567506231 |
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9780567506238 |
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