Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. i-iv i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Contents vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 The Relationship between the Altar Laws in Exod. 20 and Deut. 27 14
6. 2. Comparison and Contrast between the Two Pericopes with respect to their Mythological Vision and Historical Setting 88
7. 3. The Correlation Between Deut. 27: 5–6 and I Kings 5: 31–32; 6: 7 and 7: 9–11 142
8. 4. Archeological Evidence 153
9. 5. The Bronze Altar: Exod. 27: 1–8 171
10. 6. Excursus: ועשית קרנתיז על ארבע פנתיז “Make Its Horns at Each of The Four Corners [Exod. 27: 2].” 207
11. 7. The Bronze Altar – Real or Fictional? 233
12. 8. Josiah’s Reform 282
13. 9. Developments in the Sacrificial Cult in Practice and Theology 321
14. 10. Conclusion 391
15. Appendices 402
16. Bibliography 418
17. Citations Index 431
18. Subject Index 457
19. 464 464