History and traditions of early Israel : : studies presented to Eduard Nielsen, May 8th 1993 / / edited by André Lemaire and Benedikt Otzen.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; Volume 50
• TeilnehmendeR: Lemaire, André, 1942-; Otzen, Benedikt.; Nielsen, Eduard.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1993.
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 50; Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 50.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (165 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: "Eduard Nielsen-biblioography."

This book is published as a Festschrift on the occasion of the 70th birthday of professor Eduard Nielsen (Copenhagen). In accordance with the main themes of Eduard Nielsen's scholarly works the articles concentrate on the history of early Israel, id est Israel before the classical prophets in the 8th century B.C., and on literary traditions referring to this phase of Israelite history. The articles are concerned with topics in the Books of the Pentateuch, with the epoch of King David, as well as with archaeology, Canaanite traditions et cetera Eduard Nielsen's bibliography is included at the end of the book.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / André Lemaire and Benedikt Otzen -- Pharaoh Shoshenq‘S Campaign to Palestine / Gösta W. Ahlström -- David and the Ark in 2 Samuel 6 / R.A. Carlson -- The “Mountain of God” in Psalm 68:16 / J.A. Emerton -- Did Joab Climb “Warren’s Shaft”? / Svend Holm-Nielsen -- You Shall Surely not Die / A.S. Kapelrud -- Cycle Primitif D’Abraham Et Contexte Géographico-Historique / André Lemaire -- City-Dwellers or Administrators Further Light on the Canaanites / Niels Peter Lemche -- The Iron age of Northern Jordan / Magnus Ottosson -- The Promoting Mother a Literary Motif in the Ugaritic Texts and in the Bible / Benedikt Otzen -- Divine Names and Epithets in Genesis 49:24b-25a: Some Methodological and Traditiohistorical Remarks / Magnes Sæbø -- Genesis Kapitel 34. Eros und Thanatos / J.A. Soggin -- The Book of Joshua a Hasmonaean Manifesto? / John Strange -- The Ban on the Canaanites in the Biblical Codes and its Historical Development / Moshe Weinfeld -- Eduard Nielsen-Bibliography / Jakob H. Grønbæk.