Stavrakopoulou, Francesca,

Land of our fathers : the roles of ancestor veneration in biblical land claims / [print] Francesca Stavrakopoulou. - New York : T and T Clark, (c)2010. - xviii, 189 pages ; 25 cm. - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 473 T & T Clark library of biblical studies . - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 473. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .



Bones, burials and boundaries -- Abraham at Machpelah -- Moses at the edge -- Contesting Bethel -- Claiming Jerusalem -- The creation of a nation.

This book argues that ancestor veneration plays important, and hitherto overlooked, socio-religious and ideological roles in various and competing territorial claims as presented in the Hebrew Bible.



9780567028815

2010010320

015453236 Uk


Bible.--Old Testament


Land tenure--Biblical teaching.
Ancestor worship--Biblical teaching.

BS1199.S798.L363 2010 BS1199