A discussion on the context of the world that Israel lived in. This episode explores several of the common threads of ancient religions.
References:
· Knight, George W. The Names of God. Barbour Pub Incorporated, 2009.
· The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016
o “Ancient Near Eastern Worship”
o “Baal”
o “Consecration”
o “Consulting a ‘Spirit’”
o “Death and Sheol”
o “Death and the Underworld”
o “Divine Council”
o “Exposure of the Dead”
o “Extispicy”
o “Great Symbiosis”
o “Household gods”
o “Image and Likeness”
o “Imprecations and Incantations”
o “Magic”
o “Major Background Issues from the Ancient Near East”
o “Practice of Magic”
o “Proper Burial”
o “Retribution Principle”
o “Sacred Space”
o “Sin and Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East”
o “Temples and Sacred Space”
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