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How Should We Study Ancient Israelite Religion?
Eminent Biblical and Dead Sea Scroll scholar Frank Moore Cross says we must look at religion in ancient Israel on the basis of modern historical method. Few Biblical scholars carry as much weight as...
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Idols of the People
by P.R.S. Moorey Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2003, 102 pp. $45 (Hardcover) Reviewed by Victor Avigdor Hurowitz For some two millennia the Hebrew Bible, whether read through confessional or independent...
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How Archaeology Illuminates the Bible
» Did the Israelites escape slavery in a mass exodus from Egypt? » Was there a King David who established the United Monarchy in Jerusalem? » What was everyday life like in ancient Israel? Discover...
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Asherah and the Asherim: Goddess or Cult Symbol?
This four-tiered cult stand found at Tanaach is thought to represent Yahweh and Asherah, with each deity being depicted on alternating tiers. Note that on tier two, which is dedicated to Asherah, is...
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Facing the Facts about the “Face of God”
In the most recent issue of BAR, Yosef Garfinkel claimed that an anthropomorphic (human-shaped) clay head from Khirbet Qeiyafa, two similar clay heads and two horse figurines from Tel Moẓa, and two...
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