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The Origin Myths and Holy Places in the Old Testament - A Study of Aetiological Narratives (Hardcover)
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The Origin Myths and Holy Places in the Old Testament - A Study of Aetiological Narratives (Hardcover)
Series: Copenhagen International Seminar
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The book examines biblical narratives describing the origins of
holy places other than Jerusalem. The accounts are examined with
three main questions in mind: 1. Are there any common features in
biblical accounts about the foundations of places of worship; 2.
Are there any particular elements in the aetiological stories that
can show anything about the 'real' mythology and/or rituals of the
sanctuary; 3. What were the circumstances of the creation of such
narratives? The answer for the first question is positive, i.e.,
the stories of the origins of holy places contain the elements
relevant to local cult and rituals, e.g.: the grave, altar,
sacrifice practice, tree, etc. Answering the second question
revealed possible reconstructions of a few cult practices (e.g.: in
Beer-Sheba, Hebron and Shechem). The third question, about the
possible dates of the narratives, provided some new insights. The
assumption was made that the stories of the origins of holy places
could have been created only when the sanctuary existed. If so, the
archaeological data point to the 10th - 9th century BCE and the 3rd
-2nd century BCE as possible points of origin. Such possibilities
incline the author to advance the hypothesis of Hellenistic origins
or redaction of most of the examined aetiological narratives.
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