The image and the book : iconic cults, aniconism, and the rise of book religion in Israel and the ancient Near East

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The image and the book : iconic cults, aniconism, and the rise of book religion in Israel and the ancient Near East / Karel van der Toorn (ed.)

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Toorn, Karel van der (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leuven : Peeters, 1997
Series:	Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology 21
Subjects:	Alter Orient Religion Kult Götterstatue Gottesdarstellung Israel <Altertum> Aufsatzsammlung
Contents/pieces:	8 records

1. Anthropomorphic cult statuary in Iron Age Palestine and the search of Yahweh's cult images

2. The iconic book : analogies between the Babylonian cult of images and the veneration of the Torah

3. Aniconism and Anthropomorphism in ancient Israel

4. Assyrian evidence for iconic polytheism in ancient Israel?

5. The many faces of god : divine images and symbols in ancient near eastern religions

6. Israelite aniconism : developments and origins

7. Washing the mouth : the consecration of divine images in Mesopotamia

8. In search of YHWH's cult statue in the first temple