Friday, October 10, 2025

The Cults of the Northern Israelite Kingdom and Phoenicia

THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION:
The Cults of the Northern Israelite Kingdom and Phoenicia

Are the religious practices of the northern Kingdom of Israel adopted from Phoenician elements or reflected of a broader Canaanite continuity?

See also Ritual and Power in Northern Israel: The Late Bronze and Iron Ages (Zaphon, 2024).

By Erin Hall
Department of Society, Culture, and Languages
Columbus State University
October 2025

This essay has a good overview of what we know about Phoenician religion in the Iron Age II.

Looks like I missed the publication of the book, so cross-file under Phoenician Watch and New Book.

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