Professor Theodore C. Vriezen was Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands).

• I. IntroductionII. Israel’s Religion Against the Background of the Religions of the Ancient EastIsrael and the surrounding worldSome parallel phenomena that illustrate the relationshipCohesive and distinguishing aspects of ancient Semitic religions in generalThe religion of EgyptThe religion of BabylonThe Phoenician-Canaanite religionThe Aramaean religionThe religion of some Transjordanian peoplesThe EdomitesThe religion of the North Arabian tribesThe character of Israel’s religionIII. Religious Life at About the Year 1000Yahweh, the God of IsraelHoly placesSome Social FactorsVI. The PrehistoryV. YahwehVI. The Victory of YahwismVII. New Forms of Life, State and ReligionVIII. The Great ProphetsIX. Reformation and DownfallX. Regeneration and RecoveryXI. Centralization and DisintegrationNotesAbbreviationsIndexes

Professor Theodore C. Vriezen was Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands).

• I. IntroductionII. Israel’s Religion Against the Background of the Religions of the Ancient EastIsrael and the surrounding worldSome parallel phenomena that illustrate the relationshipCohesive and distinguishing aspects of ancient Semitic religions in generalThe religion of EgyptThe religion of BabylonThe Phoenician-Canaanite religionThe Aramaean religionThe religion of some Transjordanian peoplesThe EdomitesThe religion of the North Arabian tribesThe character of Israel’s religionIII. Religious Life at About the Year 1000Yahweh, the God of IsraelHoly placesSome Social FactorsVI. The PrehistoryV. YahwehVI. The Victory of YahwismVII. New Forms of Life, State and ReligionVIII. The Great ProphetsIX. Reformation and DownfallX. Regeneration and RecoveryXI. Centralization and DisintegrationNotesAbbreviationsIndexes

Professor Theodore C. Vriezen was Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands).

• I. IntroductionII. Israel’s Religion Against the Background of the Religions of the Ancient EastIsrael and the surrounding worldSome parallel phenomena that illustrate the relationshipCohesive and distinguishing aspects of ancient Semitic religions in generalThe religion of EgyptThe religion of BabylonThe Phoenician-Canaanite religionThe Aramaean religionThe religion of some Transjordanian peoplesThe EdomitesThe religion of the North Arabian tribesThe character of Israel’s religionIII. Religious Life at About the Year 1000Yahweh, the God of IsraelHoly placesSome Social FactorsVI. The PrehistoryV. YahwehVI. The Victory of YahwismVII. New Forms of Life, State and ReligionVIII. The Great ProphetsIX. Reformation and DownfallX. Regeneration and RecoveryXI. Centralization and DisintegrationNotesAbbreviationsIndexes