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Divination in Ancient Israel and Its Near Eastern Environment: A Socio-Historical Investigation (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Suppleme)
Divination in Ancient Israel and Its Near Eastern Environment A SocioHistorical Investigation - Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Suppleme
Author: Frederick H. Cryer
In this revealing study, the author suggests that ancient Israel was a 'magic society' like those around it, and similar in many respects to a number of magic-using 'savage' societies studied by modern social anthropology. Although the Old Testament attempts to distinguish between priestly and prophetic divination, this distinction was not sharp...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781850753537
ISBN-10: 1850753539
Pages: 367
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Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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