The Bible is HumanColumbia University Press, 1942 - 330 pages Presents as its theme the importance of God as revealed in the secular history of Israel. Features a scientific approach and the significance of Bible history. |
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Page 45
... Josephite policy The Rachel , or Josephite , clans were identified with a wilderness deity whose cult was in strong contrast with the cults of the local , Canaanite Baal - gods . These gods , as we have seen , were the symbols of a ...
... Josephite policy The Rachel , or Josephite , clans were identified with a wilderness deity whose cult was in strong contrast with the cults of the local , Canaanite Baal - gods . These gods , as we have seen , were the symbols of a ...
Page 48
... Josephite auspices ; and in addition to his own local com- munity , he was able to enlist peasants from still farther away , be- yond the great valley northward , in the hills of Galilee . One of these groups came into the coalition ...
... Josephite auspices ; and in addition to his own local com- munity , he was able to enlist peasants from still farther away , be- yond the great valley northward , in the hills of Galilee . One of these groups came into the coalition ...
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... Josephite , in its general aspect . Here , as we have seen , were the formerly enslaved people of Issachar , whom we may assume to have been released from bondage to their baalistic masters ; and in the immediate vicinity , just north ...
... Josephite , in its general aspect . Here , as we have seen , were the formerly enslaved people of Issachar , whom we may assume to have been released from bondage to their baalistic masters ; and in the immediate vicinity , just north ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH | 17 |
THE JOSEPHITE ENCLAVE | 35 |
Copyright | |
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