Ancient Israelite Religion offers a brief, accessible, and perceptive account of the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Israelites, analyzing the co

The historical and literary questions about ancient Israel that traditionally have preoccupied biblical scholars have often overlooked the social realities of l

This richly illustrated, non-technical reconstruction of "folk religion" in ancient Israel is based largely on recent archaeological evidence, but also incorpor

This volume of essays draws together specialists in the field to explain, illustrate and analyze this religious diversity in Ancient Israel.

During the past several decades, family and household religion has become a topic of Old Testament scholarship in its own right, fed by what were initially thre