The Urim and Thummim: A Means of Revelation in Ancient Israel

by Cornelis Van Dam

Book Overview

This is the first exhaustive study of the Urim and Thummim since 1824, and in this book Van Dam sets out to rectify that lack of attention. He investigates all of the biblical data concerning this enigmatic oracular means of high-priestly revelation and its connection, in the historical books of the Old Testament, with the common phrase "to enquire of Yahweh/God."

After surveying the history of interpretation and the treatment of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575064065
• ISBN13: 9781575064062
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"