During the last decade or so there has been a renewed interest in the study of cult and priesthood. The various individuals who have contributed essays to this volume are of both junior and senior rank and from both Christian and Jewish backgrounds. Certain essays represent the fruitful interchange
The Royal God: Enthronement Festivals in Ancient Israel and Ugarit (JSOT Supplement Series)
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- Publisher
- Sheffield Academic Press
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 129
- Series
- Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 259
- Category
- Library
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