King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities by Stavrakopoulou, Francesca

King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783110179941)

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King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities by Stavrakopoulou, Francesca

King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities

$238.00
King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities by Stavrakopoulou, Francesca

King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities

$238.00
Format: Hardcover
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The Hebrew Bible portrays King Manasseh and child sacrifice as the most reprehensible person and the most objectionable practice within the story of 'Israel'. This monograph suggests that historically, neither were as deviant as the Hebrew Bible appears to insist. Through careful historical reconstruction, it is argued that Manasseh was one of Judah's most successful monarchs, and child sacrifice played a central role in ancient Judahite religious practice. The biblical writers, motivated by ideological concerns, have thus deliberately distorted the truth about Manasseh and child sacrifice.

Author: Francesca Stavrakopoulou
ISBN-10: 3110179946
ISBN-13: 9783110179941
Publisher: de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 08/25/2004
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d
By Francesca Stavrakopoulou
By Francesca Stavrakopoulou
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D.Phil. thesis under the supervision of Dr Paul M. Joyce, Oxford/Great Britain.

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