W. F. Albright's Vision of Israelite Religion

Albright was above all else a historian of Israelite religion. The goal of his life's work was to trace the origin and development of Israelite religion based on the biblical texts and the archaeology of the biblical world. But Albright's vision of Israelite religion was clouded by his cle...

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Main Author: Wright, J. Edward (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2002
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2002, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-68
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Summary:Albright was above all else a historian of Israelite religion. The goal of his life's work was to trace the origin and development of Israelite religion based on the biblical texts and the archaeology of the biblical world. But Albright's vision of Israelite religion was clouded by his clear affinity for the strictly monotheistic religious attitude of the Hebrew Bible's latest editors and his own traditional Christian worldview. The author takes us through Albright's world, reconstructing the intellectual environment of the mid-twentieth century that helped to shape his thinking.
ISSN:2325-5404
Contains:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3210901