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To Your Tents, O Israel!: The Terminology, Function, Form, and Symbolism of Tents in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East)

By Michael M. Homan

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2002
ISBN
9004126066, 9789004126060, 9789047401582
LCC
BS1199.T42 H66 2002
Open Library ID
OL22471344M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17942406 bytes)
Series
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 12
Pages
320\321
Topic
History
DPI
300
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

An examination of the function, form and symbolism of ancient tents, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, but also in the greater context of the Ancient Near East. Terminology associated with tents and the blending of terms for domiciles are initially explored. Then, using historical, mythological, archaeological and anthropological insights, tents are examined in their manifold usage: domiciliary, military, nuptial and religious. Various parallels and models of the Tabernacle are assessed, and the Tabernacle's historicity is addressed. The work ends by analyzing a biblical phrase that dismisses councils: "To your tents, O Israel!"

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