UID:
almahu_9949244376702882
Format:
1 online resource (181 p.)
ISBN:
9783110301878
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 441
Content:
This monograph is an investigation of Yahwistic votive practice during the Hellenistic period. The dedicatory inscriptions from the Yahweh temple on Mount Gerizim are analyzed in light of votive practice in Biblical literature and in general on the basis of a thorough terminological and theoretical discussion.A special focus is laid on remembrance formulae, which request the deity to remember the worshipper in return for a gift. These formulae cannot only be found at Gerizim, but also in other Semitic dedicatory inscriptions. Therefore these texts are interpreted in their broader cultural context, placed within a broad religious practice of dedicating gifts to the gods and leaving inscriptions in sanctuaries. Finally, the aspect of divine remembrance in the Hebrew Bible is explored and related to the materiality of the votive inscription.The research concludes that there is a perception of the divine behind this practice on Mount Gerizim that ties together the aspects of gift, remembrance and material presence. This 'theology' is echoed both in similar Semitic dedicatory inscriptions and in the Hebrew Bible.
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
,
In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Theology and Religious Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238549
In:
DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110638165
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317350
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE THEOLOGY, JUDAISM, RELIGION 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317343
In:
E-BOOK PAKET THEOLOGIE, RELIGIONSWISS., JUDAISTIK 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317336
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110301182
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110301878
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110301878
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110301878
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