Gods, Goddesses, and Images of God in Ancient IsraelFortress Press, 1998 - 466 pages Keel and Uehlinger's unique study brings the massive Palestinian archaeological evidence of 8,500 amulets and inscriptions to bear on these questions. Vindicating the use of symbols and visual remains to investigate ancient religion, the authors employ iconographic evidence from around 1750 B.C.E. through the Persian period (c. 333 B.C.E.) to reconstruct the emergence and development of the Yahweh cult in relation to its immediate neighbors and competitors. They also fully explore whether female characteristics were present in the early Yahweh figure and how they might have evolved in Israelite religion. Keel and Uehlinger's major study marks the maturation of iconographical studies and affords an exciting glimpse into the vibrant religious life of ancient Canaan and Israel. |
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Starting Point | 1 |
Points of Departure 679 | 9 |
Middle Bronze Age IIB | 19 |
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Age IIB Amun anthropomorphic appears Asherah Assyrian Astarte astral Baal Beck Beth-Shean biblical blessing bull bullae Canaanite caprids cherubs connected conoid context crescent moon cult cultic symbol cylinder seal date to Iron decoration depicted Egypt Egyptian eighth century enthroned evidence excavations figure flanked Gezer glyptic art Hazor Hebrew iconographic identified illuss images inscriptions interpretation Iron Age IIC Israel and Judah Israelite ivory Jerusalem Judahite Judean Keel king Kuntillet Ajrud Lachish Late Bronze Age lion Macalister 1912 male Megiddo Middle Bronze Age mother animal motif Naked Goddess name seals northern Syrian Palestine Palestinian period Petrie Phoenician piece pillar figurines Pithos plaques portrayed qudshu Ramesses Ramesses II religion religious royal Samaria scarab scaraboid Schroer seal amulets seventh century shown in illus shows shrine solar disk stylized tree symbol system Tell temple terra-cotta texts tradition Tufnell typical uraei uraeus Weippert winged worship Yadin Yahweh