Casting down the host of heaven : the rhetoric of ritual failure in the polemic against the host of heaven /

"In Casting Down the Host of Heaven Cat Quine analyses the ambiguous nature of the Host and explores the role of ritual in the polemic against their worship. Although commonly assumed to be YHWH's divine army, the book reveals their non-military and fluid nature. Quine demonstrates that it...

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Main Author: Quine, Cat (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies; volume 78.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407367.

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