Reconstructing the Temple: The Royal Rhetoric of Temple Renovation in the Ancient Near East and Israel
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9780190868963 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190868961 |
| Author | Associate Professor of Old Testament Andrew R Davis |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | This book examines temple renovation as a rhetorical topic within royal literature of the ancient Near East. Unlike newly founded temples, which were celebrated for their novelty, temple renovations were oriented toward the past. Kings took the oppor |
| About the Author | Andrew R. Davis is associate professor of Old Testament at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. His first book, which was a revision of the dissertation he wrote at Johns Hopkins University, compared the temple complex at Tel Dan to biblical descriptions of worship in the Northern Kingdom. Davis's other main research interest involves literary approaches to biblical texts, which he has explored in articles on the books of Genesis, Ruth, and Job, and is pursuing in a new project on the book of Amos. |
| Publication Date | 2019-09-03 |
| Number of Pages | 240 pages |
Reconstructing the Temple: The Royal Rhetoric of Temple Renovation in the Ancient Near East and Israel
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