Archaeology and the religion of Israel / William Foxwell Albright.

By: Language: English Series: Ayer lecturesPublication details: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins press, 1942.Description: 238 p. : 24 cmISBN:
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1180 A431 1942
Contents:
Chapter I. Archaeology and the Ancient Near-eastern mind -- 1. Archaeology, history, and religion -- 2. Archaeology and Man's Aesthetic and Imaginative Faculties -- 3. Archaeology and the Affective Faculties of Man -- 4. Archaeology and the Reasoning Faculties of Man -- Chapter II. The Archaelogical Background of Old Testament Religion -- 1. The Archaeological Sources for the Religion of the Ancient Near East -- 2. On the Use of Archaeological Data for the History of Ancient Near-Eastern Religion -- Chapter III. Archaeology and the Religion of the Canaanites -- 1. The Sources and Scope of our Knowledge -- 2. The Canaanite Pantheon -- 3. Canaanite Mythology -- 4. Some Aspects of Canaanite Religious Practice -- Chapter IV. Archaeology and the Religion of Early Israel -- 1. Israel and its Religion after the Conquest -- 2. The Conflict between Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan -- 3. David and the Religion of Israel in the Early Tenth Century -- Chapter V. Archaeology and the Religion of later Israel -- 1. The Economic and Political Background of the Age of Solomon -- 2. The Place of the Temple of Solomon in the History of Israelite Religion -- 3. Archaeology and the Religion of the Dual Monarchy.
Summary: This classic statement of twentieth-century biblical archaeology relates the findings of archaeology to the history of Israel as conveyed in the Old Testament.
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Books Books Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi / Netherlands Institute in Turkey Library BS1180, A431 1942 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Not For Loan 282

The Ayer Lectures of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School 1941.

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" and indexes.

Chapter I. Archaeology and the Ancient Near-eastern mind -- 1. Archaeology, history, and religion -- 2. Archaeology and Man's Aesthetic and Imaginative Faculties -- 3. Archaeology and the Affective Faculties of Man -- 4. Archaeology and the Reasoning Faculties of Man -- Chapter II. The Archaelogical Background of Old Testament Religion -- 1. The Archaeological Sources for the Religion of the Ancient Near East -- 2. On the Use of Archaeological Data for the History of Ancient Near-Eastern Religion -- Chapter III. Archaeology and the Religion of the Canaanites -- 1. The Sources and Scope of our Knowledge -- 2. The Canaanite Pantheon -- 3. Canaanite Mythology -- 4. Some Aspects of Canaanite Religious Practice -- Chapter IV. Archaeology and the Religion of Early Israel -- 1. Israel and its Religion after the Conquest -- 2. The Conflict between Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan -- 3. David and the Religion of Israel in the Early Tenth Century -- Chapter V. Archaeology and the Religion of later Israel -- 1. The Economic and Political Background of the Age of Solomon -- 2. The Place of the Temple of Solomon in the History of Israelite Religion -- 3. Archaeology and the Religion of the Dual Monarchy.

This classic statement of twentieth-century biblical archaeology relates the findings of archaeology to the history of Israel as conveyed in the Old Testament.

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