The Ark of the Covenant and Divine Wrath in the Ancient Near East: Raging Gods

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Maria J. Metzler (Harvard University, USA) Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)

The Ark of the Covenant and Divine Wrath in the Ancient Near East

Raging Gods

Maria J. Metzler (Harvard University, USA), Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA), Laura Quick (Princeton University USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
16 May 2024

Christianity; Judaism: sacred texts; Sacred texts

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Maria J. Metzler analyzes the role of the Ark of the Covenant during violent episodes in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Deuteronomistic History, through a nuanced reading of its form. She offers both a biography of the Ark and an analysis of the unaccountability of the rage of God in the Hebrew Bible, as well as considering divine wrath in the ancient Near East.

In the book, Metzler considers the role of the Ark of the Covenant as a piece of cultic furniture mysteriously infused with the presence—and wrath—of Yahweh. She also examines the significance of the Ark in the conquest of Canaan in Joshua, and the connection between the Ark as Yahweh's throne and the throne in the myth of Nergal and Ereshkigal, which enables the plague god Nergal/Erra to pass through the borders of the Netherworld and conquer Queen Ereshkigal. Other topics considered in the book include the destructive rampage of the Ark in 1–2 Samuel in comparison to that of Erra as depicted in the Babylonian poem Erra and Ishum, and the role of female characters in the Ark Narrative and the Oresteia trilogy, which provides a feminist dimension to the analysis.

By: Maria J. Metzler (Harvard University USA)
Edited by: Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA), Laura Quick (Princeton University USA)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 718
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567700643
ISBN 10: 056770064X
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 16 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Inscrutable Acts of Gods and Humans 2. Form and History of the Biblical Ark 3. Nergal’s Chair and Yahwh’s Throne as Agents of Violent Border Crossing 4. The Relationship between Yahwh and the Ark in 1–2 Samuel 5. The Taming of the Ark 6. Horses, Wombs, and Raging Gods: Inscrutable Divine Anger in Oresteia and the Ark Narrative 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index

Maria J. Metzler is Managing Editor of Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World, from the History of Art and Architecture program at Harvard University, USA.