Discovering
Israel’s
Religion
From the Beginning
Ancient Israelite religion did not emerge in
isolation.
Discover its origins, its
development, and its place in the ancient world.
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The research system behind Discovering Israel’s Religion.
The Ancient Israelite Religion Archive is the private research system where the book’s claims, evidence, sources, and assessments were developed and tested. This site publishes selected AIRA records so readers can inspect the research behind the book.
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Each chapter has its own research record: claims, evidence, sources, and unresolved questions.
Before the Gods
Had Temples
Human ritual, sacred place, and cultural inheritance before cities and temples.
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The Gods
Enter the City
Urbanization, temple institutions, and the concentration of sacred power.
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A World of
El and Baal
Ugarit and the West Semitic divine world inherited by the Levant.
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Discovering Israel's Religion
Discover it from the beginning.
Discovering Israel's Religion follows the evidence from the earliest human encounters with the sacred through the changing religious world of ancient Israel.
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