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by Levtow, Nathaniel B.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego ; . v. 11 Published by : Eisenbrauns, (Winona Lake, Ind. :) Physical details: xii, 211 p.
Subject(s): Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Idols and images -- Biblical teaching. | Idols and images -- Worship -- History. | Iraq -- Religion. | Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634. | Electronic books.
Year: 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and indexes.

Introduction. Interpretive traditions : idolatry, dualism, monotheism, aniconism ; Redescribing Israelite parodies of iconic cult -- Rites and writing in ancient Israel. Ritual and power ; Classification ; Social formation -- Israelite icon parodies. An innovative genre of the exilic age ; Jeremiah 10:1-16 -- The icon parodies of Second Isaiah ; Psalms 115 and 135 ; Literary history, social history, and interpretive power ; Classification and social formation ; Mesopotamian iconic ritual. The Mesopotamian cult image : ancient evidence and modern interpretations ; The induction of the cult image in Mesopotamia : the m�is p�i ritual ; Iconic aspects of Mesopotamian warfare and historiography ; The enthronement of the supreme deity ; Mesopotamian iconic politics and Israelite icon parodies -- Iconic politics in ancient Israel. Iconic traditions in the Hebrew Bible ; The Ark Narrative ; Deuteronomistic iconic political discourse ; Ezekiel and the departure of Yahweh ; Israelite aniconism or Israelite iconic politics? -- Conclusion. Classification and cult.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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