{"product_id":"the-sanctuary-of-bethel-and-the-configuration-of-israelite-identity-9783110189933","title":"The Sanctuary of Bethel and the Configuration of Israelite Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jules Francis Gomes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Judaism - Rituals \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Jerusalem, Bethel is the most frequently cited sanctuary in the Hebrew Bible. The book offers a detailed analysis of Bethel and its sanctuary from archaeological and biblical evidence. It reconstructs the history of Bethel and by analysing the presence of pro- and anti-Bethel propaganda, it argues that the latter, with its own pro-Jerusalem\/Judah bias, has resulted in an unfair denigration of Bethel as an idolatrous place of worship. The study suggests that Bethel was a legitimate Yahwistic shrine and continued to be so even after the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel to the Assyrians. Hence, Bethel in a real sense was the principal means of configuring Israelite identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"de Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45550145011863,"sku":"9783110189933","price":16125.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783110189933.webp?v=1767464802","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-sanctuary-of-bethel-and-the-configuration-of-israelite-identity-9783110189933","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}