Approaches to the 'Chosen Place': Accessing a Biblical Concept Contributor(s): Thelle, Rannfrid I. (Author), Quick, Laura (Editor), Vayntrub, Jacqueline (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0567547140 ISBN-13: 9780567547149 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - Prophecy |
Dewey: 296.482 |
Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Deuteronomy's command to restrict cultic practice to one chosen place has occupied a central position in scholars' understandings of the book and their reconstruction of Israelite political and religious history. The debates about the date of Deuteronomy, its proposed connections to Josiah's reform, and, most profoundly, the Deuteronomistic History (DH) hypothesis have dominated study of the idea of chosen place. These debates have, to a large extent, determined how we read Deuteronomy and the Former Prophets in general. Through a reading of key texts from these corpora, this book provides a new, textually grounded, perspective of the chosen place. |