Between Israelite Religion and Old Testament Theology: Essays on Archaeology, History, and Hermeneutics

Although ‘Theologies of the Old Testament’ continue to proliferate, most

of these do not interact with the many recent studies of Israelite

religion that have appeared. Drawing on archaeology and other ancient

Near Eastern material, these studies present a reconstruction of

religious life in ancient Israel that ought to be of some importance for

the theological interpretation of the biblical text. This collection of

essays integrates reconstructions of ancient Israelite religious

practice into theologically-oriented interpretation of the Old

Testament. In essays ranging from discussion of Sumerian hymns to early

Iron Age incense burners, respected biblical scholars and archaeologists

provide new insights into the biblical theology of the Christian Bible.