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Yahweh and the Origins of Ancient Israel : Insights From the Archaeological Record by Gérard Nissim Amzallag is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In this book, Nissim Amzallag offers new perspectives on the birth of ancient Israel by combining recent archaeological discoveries with a new approach to ancient Yahwism. He investigates the renewal of the copper industry in the Early Iron Age Levant and its influence on the rise of new nations, and also explores the recently identified metallurgical context of ancient Yahwism in the Bible. By merging these two branches of evidence, Amzallag proposes that the roots of YHWH are found in a powerful deity who sponsored the emancipation movement that freed Israel from the Amorite/Egyptian hegemony. Amzallag identifies the early Israelite religion as an attempt to transform the esoteric traditions of Levantine metalworkers into the public worship of YHWH. These unusual origins provide insight into many of the unique aspects of Israelite theology that ultimately spurred the evolution towards monotheism. His volume also casts new light on the mysterious smelting-god, the figure around which many Bronze Age religions revolved.

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Author

Gérard Nissim Amzallag

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781009314770

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Judaism, Religion