Hemmer Gudme Before the God in this Place for Good Remembrance

A Comparative Analysis of the Aramaic Votive Inscriptions from Mount Gerizim
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-030187-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 193 Seiten

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This monograph is an investigation of Yahwistic votive practice during the Hellenistic period. The dedicatory inscriptions from the Yahweh temple on Mount Gerizim are analyzed in light of votive practice in Biblical literature and in general on the basis of a thorough terminological and theoretical discussion.
A special focus is laid on remembrance formulae, which request the deity to remember the worshipper in return for a gift. These formulae cannot only be found at Gerizim, but also in other Semitic dedicatory inscriptions. Therefore these texts are interpreted in their broader cultural context, placed within a broad religious practice of dedicating gifts to the gods and leaving inscriptions in sanctuaries. Finally, the aspect of divine remembrance in the Hebrew Bible is explored and related to the materiality of the votive inscription.
The research concludes that there is a perception of the divine behind this practice on Mount Gerizim that ties together the aspects of gift, remembrance and material presence. This ‘theology’ is echoed both in similar Semitic dedicatory inscriptions and in the Hebrew Bible.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hemmer Gudme, Anne Katrine de

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Biblische Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;7
2;List of Abbreviations;11
3;Introduction;13
4;1 Votive Practice: A Methodological Framework;17
4.1;1.1 Votive Practice;18
4.1.1;1.1.1 Votive Objects;24
4.1.2;1.1.2 Ritual Actions;30
4.2;1.2 The Gift;33
4.3;1.3 Gifts to the Gods;42
5;2 Votive Practice in Biblical Literature;49
5.1;2.1 Biblical Literature;49
5.2;2.2 Non-durable Votive Objects: Sacrifices;51
5.3;2.3 Vows;53
5.4;2.4 Durable Votive Objects;55
5.4.1;2.4.1 The qodašim;56
5.4.2;2.4.2 Sacerdotal Giving;59
5.5;2.5 Votive Practice in Biblical Literature: Ideology and Practice;62
6;3 The Votive Inscriptions from Mount Gerizim;64
6.1;3.1 Mount Gerizim - An Introduction to the Site;64
6.2;3.2 The Yahwists on Mount Gerizim;68
6.3;3.3 The Sanctuary on Mount Gerizim;76
6.4;3.4 The Votive Inscriptions from Mount Gerizim;82
6.4.1;3.4.1 The Dedicatory Formula;83
6.4.2;3.4.2 The Location of the Aramaic Inscriptions;88
6.4.3;3.4.3 The Dating of the Aramaic inscriptions;90
6.4.4;3.4.4 The Object of Dedication;97
6.4.5;3.4.5 Before the God in this Place;101
7;4 Votive Inscriptions with a Version of a Remembrance Formula;103
7.1;4.1 Classifying Inscriptions;106
7.2;4.2 Assur;113
7.3;4.3 Hatra;118
7.4;4.4 Jebel Ramm;124
7.5;4.5 Palmyra;126
7.6;4.6 Sumatar Harabesi;137
7.7;4.7 Synagogue Inscriptions;142
7.8;4.8 Out of Sight Out of Mind;144
8;5 Ritual and Remembrance in Biblical Literature;147
8.1;5.1 To be Remembered by Yahweh;147
8.2;5.2 Memory and Materiality;150
8.3;5.3 Mutual Remembrance;153
8.4;5.4 Memory and Cult;157
9;6 Conclusion;160
10;Bibliography;163
11;Index of Authors;184
12;Index of Biblical References;188
13;Index of Names and Subjects;192

Über Autor(innen)

Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.