Reconstructing the Temple: The Royal Rhetoric of Temple Renovation in the Ancient Near East and Israel

by Andrew R. Davis

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This book examines temple renovation as a rhetorical topic within royal literature of the ancient Near East. Unlike newly founded temples, which were celebrated for their novelty, temple renovations were oriented toward the past. Kings took the opportunity to rehearse a selective history of the temple, evoking certain past traditions and omitting others. In this way, temple renovations were a kind of historiography. Andrew R. Davis demonstrates a...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0190868961

ISBN13:9780190868963

Release Date:September 2019

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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