Research Catalog

Title

The Urim and Thummim : a means of revelation in ancient Israel / by Cornelis Van Dam.

Author

Van Dam, Cornelis, 1946-

Publication

Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 1997.

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Details

Description

xxiii, 296 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"No exhaustive study of the Urim and Thummim has appeared 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 their connection, in the historical books of the Old Testament, with the common phrase "to inquire of Yahweh/God."" "Concurrent with his study of the history of the oracle, Van Dam interacts with current discussion on the nature and process of God's revelation to humankind."--Jacket.

Subject

• Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Bible
• Bible > Exégèse
• Urim and Thummim > History of doctrines
• Divination > Middle East
• Divination > Biblical teaching
• 11.35 biblical antiquities, archaeology and geography
• Divination
• Offenbarung
• Judentum
• Urim en Tummim
• Urim and Thummim
• Revelation > Judaism
• Divination > Moyen-Orient
• Middle East
• Israel Altertum

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Note

• Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Theologische Universiteit, Kampen, The Netherlands, 1986.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Van Dam, Cornelis, 1946-xxiii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral) Theologische Universiteit, Kampen, The Netherlands, 1986.Includes bibliographical references (p. xiv-xvi) and indexes.

ISBN

• 0931464838
• 9780931464836

LCCN

96039803

OCLC

• ocm35961371
• 35961371
• SCSB-2114334

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library