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Subject(s)

• Jewish art and symbolism [Browse]
• Judaism—Origin [Browse]
• Passover—Customs and practices [Browse]
• Passover—History [Browse]

Series

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 414. [More in this series]

Summary note

Tamara Prosic gives a new explanation of the origins, development and symbolism of Passover. First, she examines Passover from the diachronic perspective, tracing its development from the period before the centralisation of the cult until the second destruction of the temple. Issues with previous scholarship are considered, while at the same time she places the study of Passover within the framework of the new paradigm of historical studies of ancient Israel that advocates the indigenous Canaanitic origin of Israelites.The second part of the book is synchronic in its approach to Passover and d

Notes

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Melbourne, 2004.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-138) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1; Chapter 1 SOME THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS; PART 2; Chapter 2 DEVELOPMENT OF PASSOVER; PART 3; Chapter 3 SYMBOLISM OF PASSOVER; Bibliography; Index

ISBN

• 9786611802479
• 9781281802477
• 1281802476
• 9780567287892
• 0567287890

OCLC

• 276357497
• 893334434

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