No comprehensive history of Israelite religion has been published for some time now, so this new, encyclopaedic work meets a considerable need. The two volumes cover the history of the religion of Israel and Judah from the earliest recognizable beginnings to the Hellenistic period and constantly take into account not only the other religions of the ancient Near East but also Israelite social history. The history of Israel's religion is described as an interplay between historical demands, religious experiences and theological reactions, as the ongoing struggle between different groups over the appropriate religious response to God and the social practice that needs to go with it.
- ISBN10 0334025540
- ISBN13 9780334025542
- Publish Date 16 July 2012 (first published 1 April 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 December 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint SCM Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 382
- Language English