The ideology of power is as much a part of modern life as in the ancient world, in which it has its long-lasting roots. Communities have always provided a supernatural sanction for the maintenance of power by the few, often dressing it up in elaborate mythic fictions, rich iconography and complex rituals. This volume presents Nicolas Wyatt's discussions of royal ideology, its mythic and ritual expressions and various literary treatments in ancient Israel, viewed from a comparative perspective. Exploring the possibility that in many of the manifestations of Israelite kingship we can detect the influence of broader cultural patterns, notably as found in Egyptian and West Semitic contexts, he considers the main early cultural influences on Israel and emphasizes the mythic dimension in which the 'divinity' of the king is a real factor.
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Nicolas Wyatt is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Religions at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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An important event in the consolidation of David's control over the newly-conquered city of Jerusalem was his acquisition of the threshing-floor of 'Araunah the Jebusite', which was already a sacred place of some importance, and was to become the site of the temple which so powerfully symbolized the cohesive power of the cult of Yahweh in the empire which David then proceeded to build. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ins ilm, royal application, royal ascent, seasonal interpretation, royal dimension, royal ideology, divine weapons, royal context, hieros gamos, matrilineal principle, divine victory, coronation rites, iconographic motif, chief queen, mythological dimension, royal protocol, mythological background, sacred marriage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Near East, Hebrew Bible, Enuma Elish, New Testament, Primal Man, House of the Forest, Mount Saphon, New Kingdom, Late Bronze, Mount Sinai, Mount Zion, Valiant Baal, Lord Nahar, Mullo Weir, New Year, Old Akkadian, Prince Yam, Song of Songs, King Keret, Medinat Habu, Mount of Assembly, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Yahweh God New!
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An important event in the consolidation of David's control over the newly-conquered city of Jerusalem was his acquisition of the threshing-floor of 'Araunah the Jebusite', which was already a sacred place of some importance, and was to become the site of the temple which so powerfully symbolized the cohesive power of the cult of Yahweh in the empire which David then proceeded to build. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ins ilm, royal application, royal ascent, seasonal interpretation, royal dimension, royal ideology, divine weapons, royal context, hieros gamos, matrilineal principle, divine victory, coronation rites, iconographic motif, chief queen, mythological dimension, royal protocol, mythological background, sacred marriage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Near East, Hebrew Bible, Enuma Elish, New Testament, Primal Man, House of the Forest, Mount Saphon, New Kingdom, Late Bronze, Mount Sinai, Mount Zion, Valiant Baal, Lord Nahar, Mullo Weir, New Year, Old Akkadian, Prince Yam, Song of Songs, King Keret, Medinat Habu, Mount of Assembly, Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Yahweh God New!
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- Song of Songs by Marvin H. Pope on page 16, and Back Matter
- The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World, 3 Vol Set by William W. Hallo in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins on page 188, and Back Matter
- The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver on page 231, and Back Matter
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