Threshing Floors in Ancient Israel
| Author | : Jaime L. Waters |
| Publisher | : Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781451485233 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1451485239 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (239 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Threshing Floors in Ancient Israel by : Jaime L. Waters
Download or read book Threshing Floors in Ancient Israel written by Jaime L. Waters and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital to an agrarian communitys survival, threshing floors are also depicted in the Hebrew Bible as sites for mourning rites, divination rituals, cultic processions, and sacrifices. Jaime L. Waters examines these sacred functions and the various personnel active in the use and operation of the sites and shows that they were sacred spaces connected to Yahweh, under his control and subject to his power to bless, curse, and save, providing Israel a special ritual access to Yahw
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