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Author Bray, Jason S. (Jason Stephen)

Title Sacred Dan : religious tradition and cultic practice in Judges 17-18 / Jason S. Bray
Published New York : T & T Clark, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 169 pages)
Series Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 449
T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 449.
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Contents Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Part I: SACRED TRADITION IN JUDGES 17-18; Part II: CULTIC PRACTICE IN JUDGES 17-18; CONCLUSION: CULTIC LIFE AT DAN; Appendix: THE DANITE STORY AND THE HISTORY OF THE LEVITES; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
Summary An introduction reviews previous scholarship, and concludes that the cultic aspects of Judges 17-18 have not been examined in any depth. It then goes on to deal with the historical and redactional issues which previous scholars have found interesting. The issues of provenance and dating are then examined with the conclusion that the text was written down in the immediate aftermath of the Assyrian conquest of Dan in an attempt to preserve its sacred traditions. The text therefore reflects the self-understanding of the priests of Dan in the period immediately prior to its fall. The text of Judge
Notes Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cambridge, originally presented under the title: The Danite cultic legend in its ancient Near Eastern contex
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-160) and indexes
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SUBJECT Bible. Judges, XVII-XVIII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Subject RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
Richteren (bijbelboek)
Dan (volk, Israël)
Eredienst.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780567300157
0567300153