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The religion of Israel /
This little book is for college undergraduates, who are interested in the development of great movements in history, and in tracing the forces that shaped them. The following pages present for such students the development of Israel's religion from its primitive Semitic beginnings to the coming...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pa. :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2017]
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| Edición: | Reprint 2016. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This little book is for college undergraduates, who are interested in the development of great movements in history, and in tracing the forces that shaped them. The following pages present for such students the development of Israel's religion from its primitive Semitic beginnings to the coming of Christ. As the history of its religion involves the history of the nation, it is also necessary to treat the origin of Israel. The story of the unfolding of the religion is traced from the time of Moses to the beginning of the Christian era. This material emphasizes the spiritual and social forces that were at work, the great creative personalities, and in broad outline the changes in organization, spiritual vision, and ethical practice. Topics such the development of the priesthood, and the belief in angels and demons, are followed by explorations of important phases of Jewish religious thought and activity in the centuries after the exile. historical approach to the Old Testament, emphasizing the spiritual and social forces that influenced the period, the great creative personalities, and the changes in organization and ethical practice. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes footnotes with bibliographical references, and topics for further study at chapter ends, and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781512814194 1512814199 |