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King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice

Biblical Distortions of Historical Realities
  • Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2004
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Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

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The Hebrew Bible portrays King Manasseh and child sacrifice as the most reprehensible person and the most objectionable practice within the story of 'Israel'. This monograph suggests that historically, neither were as deviant as the Hebrew Bible appears to insist. Through careful historical reconstruction, it is argued that Manasseh was one of Judah's most successful monarchs, and child sacrifice played a central role in ancient Judahite religious practice. The biblical writers, motivated by ideological concerns, have thus deliberately distorted the truth about Manasseh and child sacrifice.

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D.Phil. thesis under the supervision of Dr Paul M. Joyce, Oxford/Great Britain.

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"A wonderful book."
M. Barker in Book List 5/2005

"[...] für die Religionsgeschichte Judas wichtige und innovative Studie."
A. C. Hagedorn in: ZAW 117/2005

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    Frontmatter

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    Acknowledgments

    vii
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    Contents

    ix
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    Abbreviations

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    Introduction

    1
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    1 The Biblical Manasseh

    15
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    2 The Historical Manasseh

    73
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    3 The Distortion of Manasseh

    121
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    4 The Biblical Portrayal of Child Sacrifice

    141
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    5 The Historical Reality of Child Sacrifice

    207
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    The Distortion of Child Sacrifice

    301
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    Conclusions

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    Bibliography

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    Indexes

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eBook published on:
October 24, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9783110899641
Hardcover published on:
August 25, 2004
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110179941
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Reprint 2012
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Front matter:
15
Main content:
405
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110899641
eBook ISBN: 9783110899641
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110179941
Keywords for this book
Altes Testament; Menschenopfer; Manasseh
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