Under Every Green Tree: Popular Religion in Sixth-Century Judah

by Susan Ackerman

Book Overview

"By focusing on the forms of religious expression which the sixth-century prophets condemn, we can begin to apprehend the diversity which characterized exilic religion. Moreover, by recognizing the polemical nature of the prophetic critiques and by resolving to read these critiques without prophetic prejudice and instead with a non-judgmental eye, we can place ourselves in a position to re-evaluate the traditional descriptions of the sixth-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575069156
• ISBN13: 9781575069159
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"