The Religion of Ancient Israel (Library of Ancient Israel) - Softcover

Miller, Patrick D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 066423237X ISBN 13: 9780664232375

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007

Synopsis

Patrich D. Miller investigates the role religion played in the family, village, tribe, and nation-state of ancient Israel. He situates Israel's religion in context where a variety of social forces affected beliefs, and where popular cults openly competed with the "official" religion. He makes extensive use of both epigraphic and artifactual evidence as he probes the complexities of Iron Age culture and society.

Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines--such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary criticism--to illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods resulting in original contributions that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible and interprets these insights for a wide variety of readers.

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About the Author

Patrick D. Miller is Charles T. Haley Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous books, including The Religion of Ancient Israel. He is coeditor of the Interpretation commentary series and the Westminster Bible Companion series. In 1998, he served as President of the Society of Biblical Literature. He was also editor of Theology Today for twenty years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 066423237X
• ISBN 13: 9780664232375
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 356