Early Israel: Cultic Praxis, God, and the Sôd Hypothesis (Routledge Jewish Studies Series)

By: Alex Shalom Kohav

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Synopsis: Early Israel offers the most sweeping reinterpretation of the Pentateuch since the nineteenth-century Documentary Hypothesis. Engaging a dozen-plus modern academic disciplines—from anthropology, biblical studies, Egyptology and semiotics, to linguistics, cognitive poetics and consciousness studies; from religious studies, Jewish studies, psychoanalysis and literary criticism, to mysticism studies, cognitive psychology, phenomenology and philosophy of mind—it wrests from the Pentateuch an outline of the heretofore undiscovered ancient Israelite mystical-initiatory tradition of the First Temple priests. The book effectively launches a new research area: Pentateuchal esoteric mysticism, akin to a "center" or "organizing principle" discussed in biblical theology. The recovered priestly system is discordant vis-à-vis the much-later rabbinical project. This volume appeals to a diverse academic community, from Biblical and Jewish studies to literary studies, religious studies, anthropology, and consciousness studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 440 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000777444
Related ISBNs:: 9780367699413, 9780367699352, 9781003143932
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/29/22
Copyrighted By:: Alex Shalom Kohav
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Education, Philosophy
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.