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The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret. Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions before the Bible reached the final form that...

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1. Verfasser: Zakovitch, Yair
Weitere Verfasser: Shinʼan, Avigdor, Zakovitch, Valerie
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Hebrew
Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, ©2012.
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Zusammenfassung:The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret. Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions before the Bible reached the final form that we have today. These traditions were not lost but continued, passed down through the ages. Many managed to reach us in post-biblical sources: rabbinic literature, Jewish Hellenistic writings, the writings of the Dead Sea sect, the Aramaic, Greek, Latin, and other ancient.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 301 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780827611443
0827611447
1283687739
9781283687737

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