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008			170301t20172017inu ob 001 0 eng
010			_a2017010022
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCO _dOCLCQ _dOCLCA _dOCLCF _dOCL _dOCLCO _dYDX _dJSTOR _dKAT _dNT
020			_a9781646022014 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
020			_a9781575064956 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aBS680 _b.C455 2017
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aDewrell, Heath D., _e1
245	1	0	_aChild sacrifice in ancient Israel /Heath D. Dewrell.
260			_aWinona Lake, Indiana : _bEisenbrauns, _c(c)2017.
300			_a1 online resource (xvi, 236 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	0		_aExplorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations
504			_a2
505	0	0	_aChildren sacrificed as part of a "Molek" rite -- _tArchaeological, iconographic and epigraphic evidence for child sacrifice in the Levant and Central Mediterranean -- _tA general sacrifice of firstborn Israelite children? -- _tVarieties of child sacrifice in Ancient Israel -- _tBiblical reactions to Israelite child sacrifice. Deuteronomy -- _tLater legal traditions -- _tEzekiel -- _tJeremiah -- _tSummary and conclusions.
520	0		_aAmong the many religious acts condemned in the Hebrew Bible, child sacrifice stands out as particularly horrifying. The idea that any group of people would willingly sacrifice their own children to their god(s) is so contrary to modern moral sensibilities that it is difficult to imagine that such a practice could have ever existed. Nonetheless, the existence of biblical condemnation of these rites attests to the fact that some ancient Israelites in fact did sacrifice their children. Indeed, a close reading of the evidence--biblical, archaeological, epigraphic, et cetera--indicates that there are at least three different types of Israelite child sacrifice, each with its own history, purpose, and function. In addition to examining the historical reality of Israelite child sacrifice, Dewrell's study also explores the biblical rhetoric condemning the practice. While nearly every tradition preserved in the Hebrew Bible rejects child sacrifice as abominable to Yahweh, the rhetorical strategies employed by the biblical writers vary to a surprising degree. Thus, even in arguing against the practice of child sacrifice, the biblical writers themselves often disagreed concerning why Yahweh condemned the rites and why they came to exist in the first place. -- _cPublisher's description.
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630	0	0	_aBible. _pOld Testament _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aChild sacrifice in the Bible.
650		0	_aChild sacrifice _xJudaism.
650		0	_aChildren _zPalestine _xHistory _yTo 1500.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password. _uhttpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3095002&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hBS. _m2017 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
994			_a92 _bNT
999			_c80675 _d80675
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell