The Origin Myths and Holy Places in the Old Testament: A Study of Aetiological Narratives - Copenhagen International Seminar

Niesiolowski-Spano, Lukasz

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'Origin Myths and Holy Places in the Old Testament' examines the biblical narratives which describe the origins of holy places. It argues for the Hellenistic origin or redaction of most of these narratives. Three central questions are addressed: are there common features in biblical accounts about the foundation of places of worship; are there elements in the aetiological stories that reveal the 'real' mythology/rituals of the sanctuary; what were the circumstances of the creation of such narratives?

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Book information

ISBN:	9781138661080
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	21 Jan 2016
DEWEY:	221.91
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	288
Weight:	453g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	17mm