TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gudme,Anne Katrine de Hemmer
TI  - Before the God in this Place for Good Remembrance: A Comparative Analysis of the Aramaic Votive Inscriptions from Mount Gerizim 
T2  - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ,
SN  - 9783110301182
AV  - BS1199.V67 G83 2013
U1  - 296.4/92 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter, 
KW  - Aramaic literature
KW  - Relation to the Old Testament
KW  - Inscriptions, Aramaic
KW  - West Bank
KW  - Gerizim, Mount
KW  - Judaism
KW  - History
KW  - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
KW  - Vows in the Bible
KW  - Antikes Judentum
KW  - Samaritaner
KW  - Vorderasiatische Archäologie
KW  - Votive
KW  - Weihinschrift
KW  - RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; List of Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1. Votive Practice: A Methodological Framework --; 2. Votive Practice in Biblical Literature --; 3. The Votive Inscriptions from Mount Gerizim --; 4. Votive Inscriptions with a Version of a Remembrance Formula --; 5. Ritual and Remembrance in Biblical Literature --; 6. Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index of Authors --; Index of Biblical References --; Index of Names and Subjects; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110301878
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110301878
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110301878/original
ER  -