The image and the book : iconic cults, aniconism, and the rise of book religion in Israel and the ancient Near East / Karel van der Toorn (ed.).
Contributor(s): Toorn, K. van der
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TextSeries: Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology: 21.Publisher: Leuven [Belgium] : Uitgeverij Peeters, [1997]Copyright date: ©1997Description: 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9068319833Subject(s): Idols and images -- Middle East -- Worship -- History | Idols and images -- Biblical teaching | Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Bible. Old Testament -- Theology | Image (Theology) -- History of doctrines | Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D | Middle East -- Antiquities | Middle East -- ReligionBibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-254) and indexes.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BL485 .I42 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182902324694 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-254) and indexes.
The many faces of God: divine images and symbols in ancient Near Eastern religions / Izak Cornelius -- Washing the mouth: the consecration of divine images in Mesopotamia / Angelika Berlejung -- In search of Yhwh's cult statue in the First Temple / Herbert Niehr -- Anthropomorphic cult statuary in Iron Age Palestine and the search for Yahweh's cult images / Christoph Uehlinger -- Assyrian evidence for iconic polytheism in Ancient Israel? / Bob Becking -- Israelite aniconism: developments and origins / Tryggve N.D. Mettinger -- Aniconism and anthropomorphism in Ancient Israel / Ronald S. Hendel -- The iconic book: analogies between the Babylonian cult of images and the veneration of the Torah / Karel van der Toorn.