The "God of Israel" in history and tradition
By: by Michael J. Stahl
Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum -- volume 187; Supplements to Vetus Testamentum -- v. 187.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9789004447714; 9789004447721
Subjects: God (Judaism); Critical theory; Criticism, interpretation; Theology; God; Biblical teaching; Bible
Description: "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 historical analysis, Dr. Stahl shows how the epithet "God of Israel" evolved to serve different social and political agendas throughout the course of ancient Israel and Judah's histories. Reaching beyond the field of biblical studies, Dr. Stahl's treatment of the historical and ideological significances of the title "God of Israel" in the Hebrew Bible offers a fruitful case study into the larger issue of the ways in which religion may shape-and be shaped by-social and political structures"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The "God of Israel" in Biblical and Ancient Israelite religion: problems and prospects; title: The "God of Israel" and the politics of divinity in Ancient Israel; title: The "God of Israel": The God of Judah?; title: The "God of Israel": The God of Yehud; title: The "God of Israel": The God of the Hebrew Bible.