Ancient Israelite Religion: Essays in Honor of Frank Moore Cross

altar ancient Israel Arad Aramaic archaeology artifacts Asherah Astarte Avigad Baal Balaam BASOR Bible biblical blessing Bronze Age Canaan Canaanite century B.C.E. CMHE consort context covenant cult cultic culture David Deir Deir Alla deity Deut Deuteronomistic divine early Israelite Egyptian elements Enoch evidence Excavations Exod F. M. Cross Fakhariyah figurines goddess gods Hadad Hazor Hebrew Hebrew Bible Ibid idem inscriptions interpretation Israel Israelite Israelite religion Jerusalem Judah Judean Khirbet king kingship Kuntillet Ajrud Lachish Lord Mari material mentioned monarchy Moses narrative Naveh noted Old Testament oracles ostracon pagan Palestine period personal names Phoenician political priest priestly prophecy prophets Psalm reference Religion of Israel religious ritual role royal sacrifice Samaria sanctuary Scholars Press script seal Shamash shrine Sinai Solomon statue symbols Tel Dan temple texts theology theophoric tion tradition tribal tribes Ugarit united monarchy West Semitic worship Yahweh Yahwistic YHWH