The "God of Israel" in history and tradition /

The "God of Israel" in history and tradition / / by Michael J. Stahl.

In The "God of Israel" in History and Tradition , Michael Stahl provides a foundational study of the formulaic title "god of Israel" ( 'elohe yisra'el ) in the Hebrew Bible. Employing critical theory on social power and identity, and through close literary and historica...

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Superior document:Vetus Testamentum, Supplements ; 187
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Stahl, Michael J.,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Vetus Testamentum, Supplements ; 187.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 The "God of Israel" in Biblical and Ancient Israelite Religion: Problems and Prospects
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Intellectual Horizons: Divine Identities in Scholarly Discourse
  • 1.3 Theory and Method
  • 1.4 The Data
  • 1.5 The Scope of This Study
  • 2 The "God of Israel" and the Politics of Divinity in Ancient Israel
  • 2.1 Who was the "God of Israel"?
  • 2.2 The Early Politics of God: El as "God of Israel" and Israel's Collective Political Heritage
  • 2.3 The "God of Israel" in Transition: Judges 5
  • 2.4 When did YHWH Become the "God of Israel"?
  • 2.5 YHWH and/or Baal? the Omrides in History and Biblical Tradition
  • 2.6 The "God of Israel" between Collective and King: Conclusions
  • 3 The "God of Israel": The God of Judah?
  • 3.1 The Problem of the "God of Israel" in Monarchic Judah
  • 3.2 Will the Real God of Judah Please Stand Up?
  • 3.3 "YHWH of Hosts" and the Politics of Divinity in Monarchic Judah
  • 3.4 The "God of Israel" in the Books of Kings
  • 3.5 The "God of Israel" and Judah's Claim to Israel's Name
  • 3.6 Kings and Priests, Palace and Temple: the "God of Israel" in Court and Cult
  • 3.7 The "God of Israel" and the Politics of Late Monarchic Judah: Conclusions
  • 4 The "God of Israel": The God of Yehud
  • 4.1 The "God of Israel" after Kings (Ezekiel and Second Isaiah)
  • 4.2 Ezra and Chronicles: Composition Histories, Dates, Settings, and Ideological Foci
  • 4.3 "YHWH, God of Israel-He Is the God Who Is in Jerusalem": Ezra 1-6
  • 4.4 "YHWH, God of Israel, You Are Just": The "God of Israel" in Ezra 7-10
  • 4.5 "YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, Is Israel's God": The "God of Israel" in Chronicles
  • 4.6 The "God of Israel" and the Religious Politics of Post-Monarchic Yehud: Conclusions
  • 5 The "God of Israel": The God of the Hebrew Bible
  • 5.1 The "God of Israel": The God of the Hebrew Bible?
  • 5.2 The "God of Israel" in Jeremiah
  • 5.3 The "God of Israel" in Psalms
  • 5.4 The "God of Israel" in Joshua
  • 5.5 The "God of Israel" in Judges
  • 5.6 The "God of Israel" in Exodus
  • 5.7 The "God of Israel" in Isaiah
  • 5.8 The "God of Israel": The God of the Hebrew Bible
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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