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Images of Egypt in Early Biblical Literature - Cisjordan-Israelite, Transjordan-Israelite, and Judahite Portrayals (Hardcover)
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Images of Egypt in Early Biblical Literature - Cisjordan-Israelite, Transjordan-Israelite, and Judahite Portrayals (Hardcover)
Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
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This book suggests a regional paradigm for understanding the
development of the traditions about Egypt and the exodus in the
Hebrew Bible. It offers fresh readings of the golden calf stories
in 1 Kgs 12:25-33 and Exod 32, the Balaam oracles in Num 22-24, and
the Song of the Sea in Exod 15:1b-18 and from these paints a
picture of the differing traditions about Egypt that circulated in
Cisjordan Israel, Transjordan Israel, and Judah in the 8th century
B.C.E. and earlier. In the north, an exodus from Egypt was
celebrated in the Bethel calf cult as a journey of Israelites from
Egypt to Cisjordan, without a detour eastward to Sinai. This exodus
was envisioned in military terms as suggested by the nature of the
polemic in Exod 32, and the attribution of the exodus to the
warrior Yahweh, Israel's own deity. In the east, a tradition of
deliverance from Egypt was celebrated, rather than the idea of a
journey, and it was credited to El. In the south, Egypt was
recognized as a major enemy, whom Yahweh had defeated, but the
traditions there were not formulated in terms of an exodus. While
acknowledging the reshaping of these traditions in response to the
exile, Images of Egypt argues that they originated in the
pre-exilic period and relate to Syro-Palestinian history as it is
otherwise known.
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Imprint: |
De Gruyter
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Series: |
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft |
Release date: |
November 2009 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Stephen C Russell
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Dimensions: |
230 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
300 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-11-022171-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
3-11-022171-3 |
Barcode: |
9783110221718 |
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