"He erected altars to the Baal" (2Kgs 21,3): the absence of ironic objects in cultic sites for "other gods" in the biblical narrative
Archaeological research of the ANE of the first millennium BCE has found that ethnic groups used to avoid representing their gods anthropomorphically, in the same manner as practiced by the Lord‟s devotees. This attitude was not a consequence of monotheism and not because of an abstract conception o...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Herder
2010
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Biblische Notizen
Year: 2010, Volume: 145, Pages: 25-36 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
God
/ Gods
/ Old Testament
B Israel (Antiquity) / Religion |
| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Könige 2. 21,3
B Baal God B Cult |
| Summary: | Archaeological research of the ANE of the first millennium BCE has found that ethnic groups used to avoid representing their gods anthropomorphically, in the same manner as practiced by the Lord‟s devotees. This attitude was not a consequence of monotheism and not because of an abstract conception of the Deity. The Biblical data about the absence of idols in the Baal worship matches the Archaeological data of the subject and contributes to the historical creditability, at least in this case. Ergebnisse der archäologischen Forschungen des ersten Jahrtausends v.Chr. aus dem Vorderen Orient haben gezeigt, dass ethnische Gruppen in gleicher Weise wie die Anhänger JHWHs vermeiden, ihre Götter anthropomorph darzustellen. Dieser Usus war nicht eine Folge des Monotheismus und nicht wegen einer abstrakten Vorstellung von einer Gottheit. |
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| ISSN: | 0178-2967 |
| Contains: | In: Biblische Notizen
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