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King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice: Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities

By Francesca Stavrakopoulou

Book information

Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Year
2004
ISBN
3110179946, 9783110179941
Google Books ID
kVQgAAAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11832333 bytes)
Series
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 338
Pages
xvi+406\424
Topic
History
DPI
300
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-02-04 21:39:23

Description

The Hebrew Bible portrays King Manasseh and child sacrifice as the most reprehensible person and the most objectionable practice within the story of 'Israel'. This monograph suggests that historically, neither were as deviant as the Hebrew Bible appears to insist. Through careful historical reconstruction, it is argued that Manasseh was one of Judah's most successful monarchs, and child sacrifice played a central role in ancient Judahite religious practice. The biblical writers, motivated by ideological concerns, have thus deliberately distorted the truth about Manasseh and child sacrifice.

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