TY - BOOK AU - Heger,Paul TI - The three biblical altar laws: developments in the sacrificial cult in practice and theology : political and economic background T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, SN - 9783110803235 AV - BS1199.A37 H44 1999eb U1 - 221.6 s221.6/7 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Berlin, New York PB - Walter de Gruyter KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Altars in the Bible KW - Sacrifice in the Bible KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Criticism & Interpretation KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Relationship between the Altar Laws in Exod.20 and Deut. 27""; ""1.1 Biblical Passages Concerning the Construction of Altars""; ""1.2 Critical Analysis of the Biblical Passages""; ""1.3 Comparison and Contrast Between Exod. 20: 21â€?23 and Deut. 27: 5â€?6""; ""2. Comparison and Contrast between the Two Pericopes with respect to their Mythological Vision and Historical Setting""; ""2.1 The Significance of Stone in the Israelite Cult""; ""2.2 The Historical Setting""; ""3. The Correlation between Deut. 27: 5â€?6 and I Kings 5: 31â€?32, 6: 7 and 7: 9â€?11""; ""3.1 The Use of Stone in Solomonâ€?s Temple""""3.2 A Rabbinic Solution""; ""3.3 Scholarly Opinions""; ""3.4 Conclusion""; ""4. Archeological Evidence""; ""4.1 Excavations of Israelite Stone Altars""; ""4.2. Beer Sheba: Yadin versus Aharoni""; ""4.3 The Interpretation of מ×?×?×¢ ×¢×? ×?×?×? ש×?×¢""; ""4.4 Further Archeological Dissension""; ""4.5 Conclusion""; ""5. The Bronze Altar: Exod. 27: 1â€?8""; ""5.1 Exod. 27: 1""; ""5.2 Exod. 27: 2""; ""5.3 Exod. 27: 3""; ""5.4 Exod. 27: 4""; ""5.5 Exod. 27: 5""; ""5.6 Exod. 27: 6""; ""5.7 Exod. 27: 7""; ""5.8 Exod. 27: 8""; ""5.9 Conclusion""; ""6. Excursus: Exod. 27: 2:×?× ×ª×?×? ×?עש×?ת ××?× ×ª×?×? על ×?×?×?×¢ “Make Its Horns at Each of the Four Corners. [Exod. 27: 2].“""""6.1 “Hornsâ€? in the Israelite Cult""; ""6.2 Semantic Range of ××?ן""; ""6.3 The Structure of the Altar “Hornsâ€?""; ""6.4 Analysis of Biblical Citations of ××?× ×?ת ×?מ×?×?×?""; ""6.5 Archeological Evidence""; ""6.6 Conclusion""; ""7. The Bronze Altar -- Real or Fictional?""; ""7.1 Evidence Against the Existence of a Bronze Altar""; ""7.2 The Bronze Altar of Ahaz""; ""7.3 Conclusion""; ""8. Josiahâ€?s Reform""; ""8.1 The Relationship Between II Kings 12: 5â€?17 and II Kings 22: 3â€?7""""8.2 The Temple Repairs""; ""8.3 Conclusion""; ""9. Developments in the Sacrificial Cult in Practice and Theology""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 From Archaic Food Offerings to the Gods to Loftier Concepts""; ""9.3 The Ezra and Nehemiah Narratives""; ""9.4 Renaissance of Priestly Theology and Subsequent Political Struggles""; ""9.5 Sublimation and Substitution""; ""9.6 The Replacement of Sacrifices""; ""10. Conclusion""; ""Appendices""; ""I: I Kings 6: 17â€?22: A Comparison Between the MT and LXX Texts""; ""II. The Hermeneutical Method of Ezra and Nehemiah with Respect to Labour Restrictions on Sabbath and the Prohibition Against Intermarriage""""III. The Priesthood of Jehoiada""; ""Bibliography""; ""Citations Index""; ""Subject Index"" UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=560866 ER -