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Magical Passages in Ancient Near Eastern Rituals

Liminality, Transformation and Separation

by Ilan Peled ...

Series series Ritual in the Ancient Mediterranean
This book focuses on the element of thresholds – makeshift gates, makeshift structures and house doors – as concepts of liminality in ancient Near Eastern magical rituals, and the idea of transformation they reflect.Readers gain an in-depth understanding of theories of liminality and rites of passage, and how they illuminate fascinating aspects of social behavior and religious and cultic practices ... Read more

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This book focuses on the element of thresholds – makeshift gates, makeshift structures and house doors – as concepts of liminality in ancient Near Eastern magical rituals, and the idea of transformation they reflect.Readers gain an in-depth understanding of theories of liminality and rites of passage, and how they illuminate fascinating aspects of social behavior and religious and cultic practices
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Magic in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible

by Ilan Peled ...

Series series Elements in the Ancient Near Eastern World and the Bible
This Element introduces the reader to the fascinating world of magical rituals performed in the ancient Near East and ancient Israel. It is designed for a diverse audience of professionals, students, and general readers. It surveys the definitions and history of research on magic in the ancient world, delineates the chronological and geographical boundaries of the ancient Near East, and details ... Read more

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This Element introduces the reader to the fascinating world of magical rituals performed in the ancient Near East and ancient Israel. It is designed for a diverse audience of professionals, students, and general readers. It surveys the definitions and history of research on magic in the ancient world, delineates the chronological and geographical boundaries of the ancient Near East, and details
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Law and Gender in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible

by Ilan Peled ...

This volume examines how gender relations were regulated in ancient Near Eastern and biblical law. The textual corpus examined includes the various pertinent law collections, royal decrees and instructions from Mesopotamia and Hatti, and the three biblical legal collections.Peled explores issues beginning with the wide societal perspective of gender equality and inequality, continues to the ... Read more

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This volume examines how gender relations were regulated in ancient Near Eastern and biblical law. The textual corpus examined includes the various pertinent law collections, royal decrees and instructions from Mesopotamia and Hatti, and the three biblical legal collections.Peled explores issues beginning with the wide societal perspective of gender equality and inequality, continues to the
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What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden?

by Ziony Zevit ...

A provocative new interpretation of the Adam and Eve story from an expert in Biblical literature.The Garden of Eden story, one of the most famous narratives in Western history, is typically read as an ancient account of original sin and humanity's fall from divine grace. In this highly innovative study, Ziony Zevit argues that this is not how ancient Israelites understood the early biblical text. ... Read more

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A provocative new interpretation of the Adam and Eve story from an expert in Biblical literature.The Garden of Eden story, one of the most famous narratives in Western history, is typically read as an ancient account of original sin and humanity's fall from divine grace. In this highly innovative study, Ziony Zevit argues that this is not how ancient Israelites understood the early biblical text.
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The Origins of Biblical Monotheism

Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts

by Mark S. Smith ...

According to the Bible, ancient Israel's neighbors worshipped a wide variety of gods. In recent years, scholars have sought a better understanding of this early polytheistic milieu and its relation to Yahweh, the God of Israel. Drawing on ancient Ugaritic texts and looking closely at Ugaritic deities, Mark Smith examines the meaning of "divinity" in the ancient near East and considers how this ... Read more

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According to the Bible, ancient Israel's neighbors worshipped a wide variety of gods. In recent years, scholars have sought a better understanding of this early polytheistic milieu and its relation to Yahweh, the God of Israel. Drawing on ancient Ugaritic texts and looking closely at Ugaritic deities, Mark Smith examines the meaning of "divinity" in the ancient near East and considers how this
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Maturity, Marriage, Motherhood, Mortality

Women's Life-Cycle Rituals in Ancient Israel

by Susan Ackerman ...

Maturity, Marriage, Motherhood, Mortality is a deft study of women's life-cycle rituals in ancient Israel. These include rituals that marked a young woman's coming of age (“maturity”) and her betrothal and wedding (“marriage”); rituals undertaken by women during pregnancy, parturition, and their first days and early years after giving birth (“motherhood”); and rituals that were enacted at the time ... Read more

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Maturity, Marriage, Motherhood, Mortality is a deft study of women's life-cycle rituals in ancient Israel. These include rituals that marked a young woman's coming of age (“maturity”) and her betrothal and wedding (“marriage”); rituals undertaken by women during pregnancy, parturition, and their first days and early years after giving birth (“motherhood”); and rituals that were enacted at the time
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God

A Human History

by Reza Aslan ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Zealot examines humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this “timely, riveting, enlightening, and necessary” (HuffPost) history of our understanding of God.“A fascinating exploration of the interaction of our humanity and God.”—Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIn Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with . ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Zealot examines humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this “timely, riveting, enlightening, and necessary” (HuffPost) history of our understanding of God.“A fascinating exploration of the interaction of our humanity and God.”—Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIn Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with .
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The Bible Says So

What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues

by Dan McClellan ...

NOW A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBible scholar and popular TikToker Dan McClellan confronts misconceptions about the Bible.The Bible is the world’s most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day across social media and in homes, businesses, and public spaces, people try to cut debate short by claiming that "the Bible says so!" However, they commonly ... Read more

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NOW A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBible scholar and popular TikToker Dan McClellan confronts misconceptions about the Bible.The Bible is the world’s most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day across social media and in homes, businesses, and public spaces, people try to cut debate short by claiming that "the Bible says so!" However, they commonly
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Fast Facts on Jehovah's Witnesses

by Ankerberg, John, Weldon, John ...

From blood transfusions to salvation by works, John Ankerberg and John Weldon expose the unorthodox doctrines that put Jehovahs Witnesses at risk physically and spiritually. With its easytofollow, questionandanswer format, this book allows readers to quickly discover: Who founded Jehovahs Witnesses and why; why medical care essential to life is refused; why few Jehovahs Witnesses look forward to ... Read more

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From blood transfusions to salvation by works, John Ankerberg and John Weldon expose the unorthodox doctrines that put Jehovahs Witnesses at risk physically and spiritually. With its easytofollow, questionandanswer format, this book allows readers to quickly discover: Who founded Jehovahs Witnesses and why; why medical care essential to life is refused; why few Jehovahs Witnesses look forward to
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God: An Anatomy

by Francesca Stavrakopoulou ...

An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancient worshippers—with a distinctly male body, and with superhuman powers, earthly passions, and a penchant for the fantastic and monstrous."[A] rollicking journey through every aspect of Yahweh’s body, from top to bottom (yes, that too) and from inside out ... Ms. Stavrakopoulou has almost too much fun ... Read more

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An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancient worshippers—with a distinctly male body, and with superhuman powers, earthly passions, and a penchant for the fantastic and monstrous."[A] rollicking journey through every aspect of Yahweh’s body, from top to bottom (yes, that too) and from inside out ... Ms. Stavrakopoulou has almost too much fun
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The Bible Now

by Richard Elliott Friedman, Shawna Dolansky ...

For millennia, people have used the Bible as a touchstone on important social and political questions, and rightly so. But many use the Bible simply as a weapon to wield against opponents in a variety of debates--without knowing what the Bible actually says about the issue in question. In The Bible Now, two respected biblical scholars, Richard Elliott Friedman and Shawna Dolansky, tell us ... Read more

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For millennia, people have used the Bible as a touchstone on important social and political questions, and rightly so. But many use the Bible simply as a weapon to wield against opponents in a variety of debates--without knowing what the Bible actually says about the issue in question. In The Bible Now, two respected biblical scholars, Richard Elliott Friedman and Shawna Dolansky, tell us
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The Lost World of Adam and Eve

Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate

by John H. Walton, N. T. Wright ...

Series Book 1 - The Lost World Series
Christianity Today Biblical Studies Award of MeritFor centuries the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous. And even for many thinking Christians today who want to take seriously the authority of Scripture, insisting on a "literal" understanding of Genesis 2–3 looks painfully ... Read more

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Christianity Today Biblical Studies Award of MeritFor centuries the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous. And even for many thinking Christians today who want to take seriously the authority of Scripture, insisting on a "literal" understanding of Genesis 2–3 looks painfully
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