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    <title>religion of ancient Israel</title>
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    <namePart>Vriezen, Th C.</namePart>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Westminster Press, </publisher>
    <dateIssued>1963</dateIssued>
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    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>328 p.  ;  23 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>I. Introduction -- II. Israel's religion against the background of the religions of the Ancient East -- Israel and the surrounding world -- Some parallel phenomena that illustrate the relationship -- Cohesive and distinguishing aspects of the ancient Semitic religions in general -- The religion of Egypt -- The religion of Babylon -- The Phoenician-Canaanite religion -- The Aramaean religion -- The religion of some Transjordanian peoples -- The Edomites -- The religion of the North Arabian tribes -- The character of Israel's religion -- III. Religious life at about the year 1000 -- Yahweh, the God of Israel -- Holy places -- Some social factors -- IV. The Prehistory -- V. Yahweh -- VI. The victory of Yahwism -- VII. New forms of life, state and religion -- VIII. The great prophets -- IX. Reformation and downfall -- X. Regeneration and recovery -- XI. Centralization and disintegration.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Th C. Vriezen</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Judaism—History—To 70 A.D</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">BM165  .V713 1963</classification>
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