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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Israelite"”.
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The Pre-Israelite Nations of Canaan
When the Israelites conquered Palestine, they were confronted by several, nations which occupied the promised land. These nations appear mainly in twenty-seven lists varying in length and order. In this study each one of these nations is dealt wtih in a separate chapter. The problem consists of …
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Israelite Interactions with Gentiles in the Old Testament and the Implications Regarding Missions
ISRAELITE INTERACTIONS WITH GENTILES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE IMPLICATIONS REGARDING MISSIONS Nancy Jane Eavenson, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011 Chair: Dr. Russell T. Fuller This dissertation examines the missional implications of teaching regarding Israelite …
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Why Two Swords Were Enough: Israelite Tradition History Behind Luke 22:35-38
<p>Jesus' charge in Luke 22:35-38 that his apostles should buy swords is one of the most enigmatic texts in the gospels. Although previous studies made use of a wide range of standard critical methods, none of these approaches satisfactorily revealed the pericope's meaning. In a fresh …
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Patriarchal religion as portrayed in Genesis 12-50 : comparison with Ancient Near Eastern and Later Israelite religions
… during or just before the settlement of Israelite clans in Canaan. While many since Wellhausen have continued to reject the historicity of the patriarchs, a number of scholars, in the light of Ugaritic and other archaeological discoveries, have followed Alt in arguing for a distinct …
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Prolegomena To The Study Of Ancient Israelite Levirate Marriage In The Light Of Herbert Brichto's Theory Of Afterlife In The Old Testament
… Brichto has presented a theory about the ancient Israelite belief in afterlife or immortality. In support of his theory he has offered Biblical evidence that the levirate custom among the ancient Hebrews was practiced in order to provide a son to care for the deceased in afterlife by performing …
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The Book of Joshua: its Theme and Use in Discussions of the Israelite Conquest and Settlement and the Relationship of Archaeology and the Bible
… been suggested that the biblical account of the Israelite conquest of Canaan and the archaeological data are incompatible. This study evaluates the five main Israelite settlement theories and reevaluates the Book of Joshua as it relates to archaeology.</p> <p>Method. Chapter 1 surveys the five …
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The rural-urban dialectic in pre-monarchic Israel : Israel vis-a-vis the Canaanites and the Philistines, ca. 1200 to 1020 B.C.E
… to the aetiology of the conflict between the Israelite tribes and the Canaanites and Philistines. The model of the rural-urban dialectic which is developed in this thesis, posits that the relations between rural societies and urban societies in the ancient Near East were essentially …
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The Iron Age I Structure on Mount Ebal: Excavation and Interpretation
… have important implications for reconstructing Israelite origins. This present study investigates the Mt. Ebal excavationand its results.</p> <p><em>Method.</em> My study uses the comparative method and is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 serves as in introduction, giving an overview of the …
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The characterization of Aaron : threshold encounters in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.
… of Aaron, the high priest of the ancient Israelite people. The portrait was developed according to the literary theory which proposes that a narrative character is an interdividual defined by the other characters with whom he interacts at the moment of their direct meeting. That point of …
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The Name Israel and Related Expressions in the Books of Amos and Hosea
… is theologically related to the destiny of non-Israelite peoples. The existence of "Israel" as a tribal society that co-existed with the state during the monarchy allowed the vision of a reunion of one people of God that would consist of persons of both Israelite and non-Israelite descent. From …
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Die relevansie vir die gee van tiende as bybels-teologiese rentmeesterskap
… it is concluded that tithing was an old, pre-Israelite practice used in different contexts for different purposes. In the Old Testament tithes were apparently predominantly used for the upkeep of the temple, to support the temple personnel and to provide for the poor. These functions are still …
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A study of change during the period of the judges
… is a detailed study of tensions involved in the Israelite change from Confederacy to Monarchy as reflected in the Biblical text. The texts used are the Booksof Judges and I Samuel (1-12). The study is divided into two parts, Part A looks at the methodologies and perspectives of various 20th …
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Aspects of the Remnant Concept in the Gospel of Matthew
… of the complex Traditionsgeschichte of ancient Israelite and primitive Christian self-understanding is stressed.</p> <p>Chapter 1 examines the remnant concept in the OT prophets and select literature of Late Judaism. Chapter 2 investigates the remnant concept in theway Matthew introduces Jesus …
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The Scribal Invention of False Prophecy of Salvation in the Book of Jeremiah
… focus from historical circumstances of ancient Israelite prophecy to scribal hermeneutics—that is to say, from the putative extra-textual realities of prophecy in ancient Israel to the textual realities of the developing Israelite prophetic literature. My argument is that false prophecy of …
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The Background and Meaning of the Sealed Book of Revelation 5
… Deuteronomy--was presented to a newly enthroned Israelite king (cf. Deut 17:18-20; 1 Kgs 11:12) symbolizing his right to rule, renders the most satisfactory background of the scene of Rev 4-5 and the function and meaning of the sealed βιβλίον therein. The Covenant Book, which with the downfall of …
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Talk Like an Egyptian: Egyptian Influence and Appropriation in the Book of Exodus
… of Exodus and Egyptian sources is to view the Israelites as Western Semites who lived in Egypt in the period preceding the twelfth century B.C.E. The Exodus of the Israelite tribes from Egypt must be considered an historic event; the silence of Egyptian sources about it is no argument to the …
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The Beginning of the End: The Eschatology of Genesis
… dominating central Palestine in a new pan-</p><p>Israelite unity with neighboring Samaria and expanding both territory and population.</p><p>Genesis' narrative of Israel's origins and destiny thus dovetails with the Persian-era</p><p>expectations attested in Israel's prophetic corpus--a coherent …
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The Political Activities of Jeremiah and the Pro-Babylonian Party
The ancient Israelite prophet is an intriguing character whose presence in the Old Testament is impossible to overlook. Prophetic literature alone comprises nearly one-third of the Old Testament, while many of the other books include in their contents accounts of various prophets and their …
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Politics and Covenant in the Divine Davidic Kinship: A Diachronic Approach to Covenant in the Book of Samuel
… grounded in the idealised history of the early Israelite monarchy but looking toward a future restoration. Similar to Neo-Assyrian vassal treaties, the Deuteronomistic writers emphasise the legitimacy and authority of the covenants, which lend explanation, censure, and hope for the future of the …
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The Shepherd Motif in the Psalter
… Psalter gives the metaphor a particularly Israelite flavour by connecting it<br/>with both the exodus from Egypt and the temple. The exodus connection is made<br/>not only by explicit references within the psalms to that event, but also through allusions<br/>to Exodus 15. The latter passage …
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