02742nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10483375 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080827s2008 inu sb 001 0 eng d 2008037653 9781575061467 (hardback : alk. paper) 1575061465 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781575065915 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)747412034 a-iq--- BS1199.I34 L48 2008eb 202/.18 22 Levtow, Nathaniel B. Images of others [electronic resource] : iconic politics in ancient Israel / Nathaniel B. Levtow. Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2008. xii, 211 p. Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego ; v. 11 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. Bible. O.T. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Idols and images Biblical teaching. Idols and images Worship History. Iraq Religion. Iraq Civilization To 634. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Biblical and Judaic studies ; v. 11. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10483375 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 225707 225707